Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir had boldly claimed that the Indian team will not qualify for the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 tournament. Amir was confident in his assessment that he had made on a Pakistani TV show, stating that India will not be one of the final four teams.

Earlier in the tournament, Amir had claimed that while Pakistan might or might not qualify, India would definitely not reach the top four.

“Pakistan will qualify. Dekho, Pakistan kare na kare, India naaaa (It doesn't matter if Pakistan qualifies or not, India will not),” he said on Haarna Mana Hai, leaving even the show’s anchor surprised. 

“Pakistan qualify kare na kare, per India naaaa.
(Whether Pakistan qualify or not… but India? Noooo).”

~ Mohammad Amir

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— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) February 28, 2026

India had begun their Super 8s with a huge 76-run loss to South Africa. But they made a big comeback by defeating Zimbabwe by 72 runs and had to defeat the West Indies to qualify for the semis.

However, the Indian team proved Mohammad Amir wrong in a big way. India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first. Roston Chase (40) and Shai Hope (32) added 68 runs for the first wicket. Shimron Hetmyer made a quick 27 before being dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah.

A late unbeaten 76-run stand between Rovman Powell (34*) and Jason Holder (37*) powered West Indies to 195/4, with Bumrah finishing as India’s best bowler with 2/36.

In the chase, India lost Abhishek Sharma (10) and Ishan Kishan (10) early, but Sanju Samson anchored the innings. He stitched key partnerships with Suryakumar Yadav (18), Tilak Varma (27), and Hardik Pandya (17) to keep India on course. Samson remained unbeaten on 97 off 50 balls, guiding India to a five-wicket win in 19.2 overs. Holder and Shamar Joseph picked up two wickets each for the West Indies.

Thanks to this win, India will now face England in semi-final 2 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 5.

With this win, Mohammad Amir’s prediction of India not qualifying for the semis proved to be wrong, and the netizens couldn’t stop themselves from mocking the ex-Pakistani pacer on social media.

Here are some reactions: 

Mohammad Amir Ki Mkc pic.twitter.com/jQ7TH9eRKQ

— Koushik (@_koushik35) March 2, 2026

Raste Mohammad Amir dikh gya: pic.twitter.com/o2fP5DLWdh

— Hancock (@Hancock_IND) March 2, 2026

क्रिकेट में भविष्यवाणी करना आसान है, लेकिन मैदान पर प्रदर्शन ही असली जवाब देता है। ???? Mohammad Amir को अब समझ आ गया होगा कि India को हल्के में लेना सही नहीं। खेल में सम्मान ज़रूरी है। ???????????? https://t.co/pOuFqF0046

— Sheetal (@Sheetal1389411) March 2, 2026

???? MOHAMMAD AMIR WITH A NEW PREDICTION

After being proven wrong on his claim that India wouldn’t reach the semi-finals, Amir now says India are not the hot favourites to win the T20 World Cup.

It is worth noting he was predicting Pakistan winning WC until yesterday???????????????? pic.twitter.com/Rl20CSEDFb

— Brutal Truth (@sarkarstix) March 1, 2026

Suryakumar Yadav and co. proved Mohammad Amir wrong. pic.twitter.com/9dd9PbqCU4

— Sah Aditya (@AkashGupta44333) March 2, 2026

Jab jab mohammad Amir ne apna limit Cross kiya hai tb tb usko bhari pada. @IrfanPathan ????

— crazy sports 01 (@crazysport001) March 2, 2026

Indian team to Mohammad Amir ????#indiawin #T20WorldCup2026 #INDvsWI #semifnals pic.twitter.com/a52LDzfunu

— Gully To Grass (@gullyTograss) March 1, 2026

Mohammad Amir must be going through a serious breakdown ????

Man really trusts his predictions more than the Pakistan trusted him in 2010????????????
When you fix matches in one jersey and fix predictions in another ????????????#INDvsWI#T20WorldCup2026

— Adarsh (@adarsh_path) March 1, 2026