Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Squad: Suryakumar Yadav to lead India, Ishan Kishan makes comeback

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Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Squad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 15-player squad for the Men's T20 World Cup 2026, which is expected to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar Yadav has been retained as captain as India looks to defend its title. Notably, Shubman Gill has been dropped from the squad, along with Jitesh Sharma, while Ishan Kishan makes a comeback.

Official Squad

The 15-member squad is:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain)
Axar Patel (Vice-Captain)
Sanju Samson (WK)
Ishan Kishan (WK)
Abhishek Sharma
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya
Shivam Dube
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
Varun Chakravarthy
Kuldeep Yadav
Harshit Rana
Washington Sundar
Rinku Singh

This squad will also represent India in the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, scheduled from January 21–31, 2026.

About the Men's T20 World Cup 2026

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026. The tournament will feature 20 teams competing across group stages, Super 8s, semifinals, and a final. Matches will be played at venues including Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Colombo.

Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Key Dates

India opens against the USA on February 7 in Mumbai.
The high-profile clash against Pakistan is scheduled for February 15 in Colombo.
Super 8s: February 21–28
Semifinals: March 4–5
Final: March 8 in either Colombo or Ahmedabad

Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Venues

- India: Mumbai (Wankhede), Kolkata (Eden Gardens), Ahmedabad (Narendra Modi Stadium), Delhi, Chennai

- Sri Lanka: Colombo (Premadasa, SSC), Kandy

Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Tournament Format

The 2026 edition follows the same structure as 2024:

20 teams are divided into four groups of five in the initial group stage.
Each team plays four round-robin matches within their group.
The top two teams from each group advance to the Super 8s.
Semifinals: Winners of Super 8 Group 1 face runners-up of Group 2, and vice versa.
The tournament will feature a total of 55 matches.

Ishan Kishan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT)

Ishan Kishan led Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title in the 2025–26 season, finishing as the tournament’s top run-scorer.

He scored 517 runs in 10 innings at an average of 57.32 and a strike rate of 197.32, including two fifties and a century (101 off 49) balls in the final against Haryana.

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