Team India will be announced on this day for T20 World Cup 2026, Chief Selector Agarkar will hold a press conference!

T20 World Cup 2026: There is big news for cricket fans. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce Team India for the T20 World Cup 2026 and the home T20 series against New Zealand on 20 December 2025. This announcement will be made at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav will announce the team in the press conference.

Date and place of announcement

The meeting of BCCI’s Senior Men’s Selection Committee will be held in Mumbai on 20th December. After the meeting the press conference will start at 1:30 pm. In this, only one team will be selected for the five-match T20 series against New Zealand and the T20 World Cup starting in February 2026.

Let us tell you, this World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, where India will play its first match against America on 7th February in Mumbai.

final stage of preparation

The series against New Zealand will start from 21 January 2026. This will be the final phase of India’s World Cup preparations. Team India is the current champion and will defend the title under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Till now no team has been able to win the T20 World Cup title continuously. India has a chance to create this history.

Shubman Gill may be out

Most of the players are finalized for T20 World Cup 2026, but discussions are still going on at some places. Shubman Gill was made the vice-captain in the Asia Cup, but his form in T20 was not good, due to which Sanju Samson came in his place in the middle order and then Gill was out.

Selectors will have to decide on opening, middle order and spin options. Suryakumar Yadav will remain the captain. Big names like Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah are expected to be included in the team. Fans are eagerly waiting to see which new faces will make their place.