The Indian team was announced today for the T20 World Cup 2026. Earlier, a meeting was held in Mumbai with all the selectors including Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Captain Suryakumar Yadav. The T20 World Cup will start from February 7 next year. The final match of this tournament between 20 teams will be played on March 8.
Indian team will be announced soon.
Sports Desk, New Delhi. The Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2026 has been announced today, 20th December. Earlier, a meeting was held in Mumbai with all the selectors including Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and Captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Now the captain and selector came for the press conference. BCCI Secretary was also with him. The T20 World Cup will start from February 7 next year. The final match of this tournament between 20 teams will be played on March 8. The Indian team will try to defend the title.
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Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
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Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said in the press conference, "No one doubts the quality of Shubman Gill. He may not have scored as many runs as he should have done recently, but that will not change how we look at his ability. He was not able to make a place in the team in the last T20 World Cup because we had chosen a different combination then."
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Akshar Patel has returned as vice-captain. Shubhman Gill has not got a place in the squad. In such a situation, Akshar will now be seen handling this responsibility.
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Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan, who played a stormy innings in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 and the final, has returned. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma's card has been cut.
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Apart from BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia, Ajit Agarkar and Captain Suryakumar Yadav have also come for the press conference.
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Team India for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be announced soon. The selection meeting is over. Now the captain and selector are going to come for the press conference.
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The selection committee meeting is going on at the BCCI headquarters to announce Team India's squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has also reached BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. In such a situation, the Indian team can be announced soon.
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Ishan Kishan last played for India in November 2023. He recently led Jharkhand to its first victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He led his team and scored the most runs in the tournament. He scored 517 runs in ten innings at an average of 57.44 and a strike rate of 197.32. Kishan scored two centuries and two half-centuries in the tournament, including a stormy innings of 101 (49) in the final against Haryana. With his brilliant performance, Kishan has strengthened his claim to return to the Indian team.
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Rinku Singh has been in poor form in the last ten T20 matches. In these ten innings, he has scored 134 runs at an average of 16.75 and strike rate of 128.84, in which his best score is 53 runs. The statistics reflect his poor form. His problems have increased further due to lack of continuous opportunities. He last played a T20 International in Australia, where he did not get a chance to bat.
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