Team India Squad Announcement Live, T20 World Cup 2026:
The announcement for the Indian team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 was made on Saturday, the 20th of December. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team, while Shubman Gill, struggling with form, is left out. Axar Patel has been named vice-captain.
The 15-member team includes wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan and middle-order batsman Rinku Singh. Ishan makes a comeback to the team after nearly two years, rewarded for his excellent performance. The selection meeting was held at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, followed by a press conference where BCCI secretary Devjit Saikia announced the team. Ajit Agarkar and captain Suryakumar Yadav were also present at the press meet.
The exclusion of Shubman Gill is surprising as he was vice-captain until the South Africa series. He is now paying the price for poor form. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are set to take on opening duties. Jitesh Sharma, too, is not part of the 15-member squad. This squad will also partake in the upcoming five-match T20 series against New Zealand in January.
The T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament begins on February 7, with the final match scheduled for March 20. The defending champions, India, are placed in Group A, which includes teams from the USA, Namibia, Netherlands, and Pakistan.
An interesting point is that Team India will play their group matches in four different stadiums. Their group matches will be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo), and Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad).
15-member Indian Team for the T20 World Cup:
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Axar Patel (Vice-Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, and Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper).
15-member Indian Team for the New Zealand Series:
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Axar Patel (Vice-Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper).
India vs. New Zealand Full Schedule
January 11: First ODI, Vadodara January 14: Second ODI, Rajkot January 18: Third ODI, Indore January 21: First T20, Nagpur January 23: Second T20, Raipur January 25: Third T20, Guwahati January 28: Fourth T20, Visakhapatnam January 31: Fifth T20, Thiruvananthapuram
Full Schedule for T20 World Cup 2026
February 7, 2026, 11:00 AM: Pakistan vs. Netherlands, SSC, Colombo February 7, 2026, 3:00 PM: West Indies vs. Bangladesh, Kolkata
February 7, 2026, 7:00 PM: India vs. USA, Mumbai
February 8, 2026, 11:00 AM: New Zealand vs. Afghanistan, Chennai February 8, 2026, 3:00 PM: England vs. Nepal, Mumbai February 8, 2026, 7:00 PM: Sri Lanka vs. Ireland, Premadasa, Colombo
February 9, 2026, 11:00 AM: Bangladesh vs. Italy, Kolkata February 9, 2026, 3:00 PM: Zimbabwe vs. Oman, SSC, Colombo February 9, 2026, 7:00 PM: South Africa vs. Canada, Ahmedabad
February 10, 2026, 11:00 AM: Netherlands vs. Namibia, Delhi February 10, 2026, 3:00 PM: New Zealand vs. UAE, Chennai February 10, 2026, 7:00 PM: Pakistan vs. USA, SSC, Colombo
February 11, 2026, 11:00 AM: South Africa vs. Afghanistan, Ahmedabad February 11, 2026, 3:00 PM: Australia vs. Ireland, Premadasa, Colombo February 11, 2026, 7:00 PM: England vs. West Indies, Mumbai
February 12, 2026, 11:00 AM: Sri Lanka vs. Oman, Kandy February 12, 2026, 3:00 PM: Nepal vs. Italy, Mumbai
February 12, 2026, 7:00 PM: India vs. Namibia, Delhi
February 13, 2026, 11:00 AM: Australia vs. Zimbabwe, Premadasa, Colombo February 13, 2026, 3:00 PM: Canada vs. UAE, Delhi February 13, 2026, 7:00 PM: USA vs. Netherlands, Chennai
February 14, 2026, 11:00 AM: Ireland vs. Oman, SSC, Colombo February 14, 2026, 3:00 PM: England vs. Bangladesh, Kolkata February 14, 2026, 7:00 PM: New Zealand vs. South Africa, Ahmedabad
February 15, 2026, 11:00 AM: West Indies vs. Nepal, Mumbai February 15, 2026, 3:00 PM: USA vs. Namibia, Chennai
February 15, 2026, 7:00 PM: India vs. Pakistan, Premadasa, Colombo
February 16, 2026, 11:00 AM: Afghanistan vs. UAE, Delhi February 16, 2026, 3:00 PM: England vs. Italy, Kolkata February 16, 2026, 7:00 PM: Australia vs. Sri Lanka, Kandy
February 17, 2026, 11:00 AM: New Zealand vs. Canada, Chennai February 17, 2026, 3:00 PM: Ireland vs. Zimbabwe, Kandy February 17, 2026, 7:00 PM: Bangladesh vs. Nepal, Mumbai
February 18, 2026, 11:00 AM: South Africa vs. UAE, Delhi February 18, 2026, 3:00 PM: Pakistan vs. Namibia, SSC, Colombo
February 18, 2026, 7:00 PM: India vs. Netherlands, Ahmedabad
February 19, 2026, 11:00 AM: West Indies vs. Italy, Kolkata February 19, 2026, 3:00 PM: Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe, Premadasa, Colombo February 19, 2026, 7:00 PM: Afghanistan vs. Canada, Chennai February 20, 2026, 7:00 PM: Australia vs. Oman, Kandy After this, the Super 8, semifinals, and final matches will follow.
