ICC announces Indian squad for Men’s T20 World Cup Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team. Sanju Samson will be the opener along with Abhishek Sharma. Shubman Gill, who continues to be in poor form, could not make it to the team.
Axar Patel appointed as vice-captain. The 15-member squad includes Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh. Ishan returned to the Indian team after two years.
The selectors’ meeting was held at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters in Mumbai. BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia then announced the team in a press conference. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also attended the press conference.
Shubman Gill, who was the team’s vice-captain until the South Africa series, was dropped due to his poor form. Jitesh Sharma is also not part of the 15-member squad. The same team will also participate in the T20 series against New Zealand.
The World Cup is on February 7
The T20 World Cup, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, will begin on February 7 and the final will be held on March 20. Defending champions India are in Group A of the tournament, which also includes United States of America (USA), Namibia, Netherlands and Pakistan.
Team India will play their group matches at four different stadiums. Indian team’s group matches will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), R. It will be held at Premadasa Stadium (Colombo) and Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad).
15-member Indian squad for T20 World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper).
15-member Indian squad for New Zealand series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Axar Patel (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Singh, Varuna Chakraborty, Ishan Kishan (wicket keeper).
2026 T20 World Cup Schedule
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, 11:00 am: New Zealand vs Afghanistan, Chennai.
February 8, 3:00 pm: England vs Nepal, Mumbai.
February 8, 7:00 pm: Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Premadasa Stadium, 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, 11:00 am: West Indies vs Nepal, Mumbai.
February 15, 3:00 pm: USA vs Namibia, Chennai.
February 15, 7:00 pm: India vs Pakistan, Premadasa, Colombo.
February 16, 11:00 am: Afghanistan vs UAE, Delhi.
February 16, 3:00 pm: England vs Italy, Kolkata.
February 16, 7:00 pm: Australia vs Sri Lanka, Kandy.
February 17, 11:00 am: New Zealand vs. Canada, Chennai.
February 17, 3:00 pm: Ireland vs. In Kandy, Zimbabwe.
February 17, 7:00 PM: Bangladesh vs. Nepal, Mumbai.
February 18, 11:00 am: South Africa vs UAE, Delhi;
February 18, 3:00 pm: Pakistan vs Namibia, SSC, Colombo;
February 18, 2026 7:00 PM: India vs Netherlands, Ahmedabad
February 19, 11:00 AM: West Indies vs Italy, Kolkata
February 19, 3:00 PM: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, Premadasa, Colombo
February 19, 7:00 PM: Afghanistan vs Canada, Chennai
February 20, 7:00 PM: Australia vs Oman, Kandy
February 20, 7:00 PM: Australia vs Oman, Kandy
After this, the Super 8, Semi-Finals and Finals will be held.
India vs New Zealand Full Schedule
January 11: 1st ODI, Vadodara
January 14: Second ODI, Rajkot
January 18: 3rd ODI, Indore
January 21: 1st T20, Nagpur
January 23: 2nd T20, Raipur
January 25: 3rd T20,
January 2, Guwahati T20 Visakhapatnam
January 31: 5th T20, Thiruvananthapuram