The Indian team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, commencing in February next year, has been announced. The announcement was made in Mumbai on Saturday, led by chief selector Ajit Agarkar. Additionally, the squad for the India vs New Zealand series is declared. The team selected for the World Cup will be seen in action in this series.
Before the T20 World Cup, New Zealand will play a 3-match ODI series and then a 5-match T20 series with India. The ODI series kicks off on January 11, and the T20 series starts on January 21. This T20 series serves as India's last preparation chance for the T20 World Cup. After this series, Team India heads directly to the World Cup.
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Complete Schedule for the Series with New Zealand
The first ODI will be played on January 11 in Baroda. The second ODI on January 14 in Rajkot, and the third and final ODI in Indore on January 18.
The T20 series starts with the first match on January 21 in Nagpur, the second T20 in Raipur, the third T20 on January 25 in Guwahati, the fourth T20 on January 28 in Visakhapatnam, and the final T20 on January 31 in Kerala.
Note: The T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The tournament starts on February 7, with the final match scheduled for March 20. Defending champions India are placed in Group A, with teams USA, Namibia, Netherlands, and Pakistan.
Full Schedule for India vs New Zealand:
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 Following this, the Super 8, semifinals, and final matches will be held.
