Indian team for ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will be announced shortly

Delhi: The official announcement of the Indian cricket team is going to be made today regarding the T20 World Cup 2026 to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar will announce the team through a press conference in Mumbai. During this time, team captain Suryakumar Yadav is also likely to be present with him.

T20 World Cup 2026 schedule

T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 7th February, while the title match will be played on 8th March. There were discussions going on for a long time regarding the selection of the Indian team for the tournament, which may come to an end today.

Suspense on Yashasvi Jaiswal and wicketkeeper selection

The biggest question regarding team selection is whether young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal will get a place in the World Cup team or not. Apart from this, the selectors are also keeping a close eye on the wicketkeeper’s options. It will be interesting to see whether India will go with Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma or whether Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant will return to the team.

Eyes set on Rinku Singh also

There is also speculation about explosive middle-order batsman Rinku Singh. Looking at his recent performance, the question is arising whether he will be able to cement his place in the World Cup team or not.

India’s probable team for T20 World Cup 2026

The possible Indian team for the T20 World Cup could be as follows – Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.

Now all eyes are on the decision of the selection committee, which will decide with which players India will enter the title race in the T20 World Cup 2026.

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