Overview
- India have reached the Super 4s in Rajgir after wins over China, Japan and Kazakhstan, with the tournament winner securing a 2026 World Cup berth; South Korea await on Wednesday.
- Paddy Upton is working on-site with the squad at the Asia Cup, presenting this phase as part of a longer build-up toward the World Cup, the next Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.
- He praises the team’s professionalism and fitness, calling them “five leagues above” the 2011 cricket side and likening the group to “18–20 Virat Kohlis” in physicality.
- Since rejoining under coach Craig Fulton, India have won the Asian Champions Trophy and the Hangzhou Asian Games and added an Olympic bronze in Paris.
- His program blends team workshops with one-on-one sessions to sharpen focus in big moments, bolstered by unconventional work such as a pre-Paris Swiss Alps pressure camp.