Indian origin player became the captain, this country announced the team for T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup 2026: All the teams are ready for T-20 World Cup 2026. This time 20 teams will participate in the World Cup. All the teams have been divided into 4 groups. India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the upcoming World Cup. Till now many countries including India and Sri Lanka have announced their teams. On January 14, Canada also announced the team for the upcoming World Cup, whose captaincy has been given to a player of Indian origin.

First match on 9th February

By the way, the World Cup 2026 is starting from 7th February. But Canada will start its campaign from February 9. Canada has been placed in Group A, which includes South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan and UAE. Canada will play its first match of the tournament against South Africa in Ahmedabad. There will be a litmus test for the team in the very first match.

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Indian origin player becomes captain

22 year old Indian origin player Dilpreet Bajwa will captain Canada in the T-20 World Cup. Apart from this, players of Indian origin like Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Ravinderpal Singh, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra have got a chance in the team.

Canada’s team for T20 World Cup 2026

Dilpreet Bajwa (captain), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilan Helaiger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Buttar, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra.

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