Team India announced for T20 World Cup 2026, no place for Gill, Axar vice-captain, Ishaan returns
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The official announcement of the Indian cricket team was made today regarding the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to be played jointly between India and Sri Lanka.
Delhi: The official announcement of the Indian cricket team was made today regarding the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 to be played jointly between India and Sri Lanka. Selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devjit Saikia announced the team through a press conference held in Mumbai. During this time, team captain Suryakumar Yadav was also present with him.
T20 World Cup 2026 schedule
The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 7 February, while the title match will be played on 8 March. The long-running discussions regarding the selection of the Indian team for the tournament have now come to an end.
Which players got the place?
ICC The Indian team for T20 World Cup 2026 is as follows – Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan.
India’s 15-member squad for T20 World Cup 2026 – with Bhumika
4 batsmen – Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh
2 Wicketkeepers – Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan
4 All-rounders – Shivam Dubey and Hardik Pandya (fast bowling all-rounders), Washington Sundar and Axar Patel (vice-captain) (both spin all-rounders).
5 bowlers – Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Harshit Rana (fast bowler) Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy (spinner)
Shubman Gill out
Shubman Gill has been dropped from the T20 team. He was the vice-captain of the team and was also considered the future captain, but in recent times his performance has not lived up to expectations. Since his return in the Asia Cup, Gill could not score a single half-century. Due to poor form, ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill has not got a place in the T20 World Cup team.
Ishaan and Rinku return
Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh have returned to Team India. Keeping in mind the preparations for the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand and the preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup, the selectors have included Ishan Kishan in the T20 team.
Ishaan recently performed brilliantly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Under his captaincy, Jharkhand won the title and Ishaan himself scored more than 500 runs with the bat. On the basis of this strong performance, he got a place in the team. During this time he has replaced Jitesh Sharma.
At the same time, Rinku Singh has also returned to the T20 team. Rinku was not a part of Team India in the last T20 series against South Africa, but now once again he has been given a chance.
Participation of 20 teams in 2026 T20 World Cup
A total of 20 teams will participate in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. All these teams have been divided into four groups. The Indian team has got a place in Group-A, where it will face USA, Namibia, Netherlands and arch-rival Pakistan. Group stage matches will be played on different grounds in India and Sri Lanka.
India and Sri Lanka will be hosts
During the tournament, matches will be held at a total of five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka. Pakistan team will play all its league matches in Sri Lanka.
Situation clear regarding final and knockout matches
If Pakistan team fails to make it to the finals, then the title match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, if Pakistan enters the semi-finals and final, both its knockout matches will be held in Sri Lanka.
India’s complete schedule in the league stage
The Indian team will start its campaign against USA on 7 February. After this, India will face Namibia on 12th February. The much-awaited India-Pakistan match will be played on 15th February, while on 18th February, Team India will play its last league match against Netherlands.
The same team will also play T20 series against New Zealand
The five-match T20 International series between India and New Zealand will be organized from January 21 to January 31. The special thing is that only the Indian team selected for this T20 series against New Zealand will participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup.
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