Aakash Chopra chose his team for T20 World Cup 2026

New Delhi: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will be held jointly between India and Sri Lanka in February and March. This tournament will start from February 7, in which the teams of Pakistan and Netherlands will face each other for the first time.

The Indian team will also start its campaign against the United States on February 7. This match will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The team for the World Cup is going to be announced soon, but before that, former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has selected his probable team.

When will the team for T20 World Cup 2026 be announced?

The Indian team for T20 World Cup 2026 can be announced on 20 December 2025. According to media reports, the selection committee can select the team’s squad on the same day.

Aakash Chopra selected his team

Aakash Chopra has selected his probable team for the T20 World Cup. He has included Abhishek Sharma and Shubhman Gill in the team as opening batsmen. Chopra believes that Gill will open and will also be the vice-captain.

Chopra has kept Sanju Samson as backup wicketkeeper and opener. He believes that like the 2024 T20 World Cup, this time too Sanju may not get a chance to play.

Rinku Singh and Mohammed Siraj may remain out

Chopra said on his YouTube channel that Rinku Singh was not selected for the 2024 T20 World Cup and there is a possibility of him being left out this time too. Apart from this, the team management has also not kept Mohammed Siraj. Washington Sundar can be given preference in place of Rinku. Yashasvi Jaiswal will also not be included in this team.

According to the former opener, Harshit Rana will be included in the team in place of Siraj. The names of Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep are also there in fast bowling. At the same time, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty will also be successful in making their place.

Aakash Chopra’s possible team for T20 World Cup 2026

The squad selected by Aakash Chopra includes: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.