Shikongo sustained the injury to his right thigh during Namibia\u2019s Group A match against India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on February 12 and was subsequently withdrawn from the tournament. The ICC Event Technical Committee approved Volschenk as his replacement for the rest of the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 has approved Alex Volschenk as a replacement for Ben Shikongo in the Namibia squad,\u201d the governing body said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Volschenk has played five T20Is and as many ODIs for Namibia so far and captained them in the 2024 Men\u2019s U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. He was already with the Namibia squad as their traveling reserve. Under ICC rules, any replacement requires formal clearance from the Event Technical Committee before the player can be officially added to the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The committee comprises Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager \u2013 Cricket, who serves as chair; Gaurav Saxena, ICC General Manager \u2013 Events & Corporate Communications and IBC representative; Hemang Amin, Tournament Director and host representative; and former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock, serving as the independent nominee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Volschenk has played five T20Is and as many ODIs for Namibia so far and captained them in the 2024 Men\u2019s U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. He was already with the Namibia squad as their traveling reserve. Under ICC rules, any replacement requires formal clearance from the Event Technical Committee before the player can be officially added to the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If Gerhard Erasmus-led Namibia manages to pull off an upset win, Pakistan will be knocked out of the competition and USA will take the second Super Eights spot after defending champions India sealed theirs through a 61-run win in Colombo on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n