The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the T20 World Cup squad. Shubman Gill has been removed from vice-captaincy and dropped from the squad amid fitness and form concerns.

Axar Patel has got back the deputy duties. Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan returns to the side as a second wicketkeeper-batter choice. Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have been sealed as the opening pair for Team India, with Rinku Singh also making a comeback. Tilak Varma, pace all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, spin all-rounders Axar, Washington Sundar and Rinku Singh give a lot of firepower and depth to the Indian middle-order. Kuldeep Yadav is the specialist spinner with Varun Chakravarthy, while Jasprit Bumrah leads the pace bowling attack featuring Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.

India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 include: Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, and Ishan Kishan. ICC T20 World Cup begins from 7 February to 8 March 2026.