India T20 World Cup 2026 Squad will represent the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket, aiming to defend the title as world champions.
India’s squad is a combination of explosive batting power, all-rounder and world-class bowling to defend their title at home.
Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the side, and Axar Patel named vice-captain. The 15-member squad features dynamic young talent with battle-hardened match-winners.
Team India enters the 2026 T20 World Cup to set the tempo, control the moments and chase the world title once again.
As per the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule, India will play their opener match against the USA on February 07 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
India T20 World Cup 2026 Squad
The defending champions, India, will be aiming to add another ICC Cup to their Trophy case and register their name in the T20 World Cup winners list for the third time by winning the 2026 edition of the tournament.
Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the side, with Axar Patel named as his deputy. The BCCI unveiled the India squad for the ICC event on December 20, 2025.
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Tilak Varma
- Hardik Pandya
- Shivam Dube
- Axar Patel (vc)
- Rinku Singh
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Siraj
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Washington Sundar
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups
A total of 20 teams have been divided into four competitive pools for the T20 World Cup 2026 groups, setting the stage for an intense, evenly balanced tournament.
A total of 55 games will be played to determine the champions in the T20 format.
In addition to the two hosts, the top 7 teams from the previous tournament automatically qualified, as did the next 3 teams in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings. The remaining 8 teams were decided via a regional qualification process.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | Australia | Scotland | Afghanistan |
| Namibia | Ireland | England | Canada |
| Netherlands | Oman | Italy | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Nepal | South Africa |
| United States | Zimbabwe | West Indies | United Arab Emirates |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Format
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will follow the group stage, Super 8s and knockout stage format.
- The qualified 20 teams will be divided into 4 groups of five teams.
- The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the Super8 round.
- The qualified teams will be categorised into 2 groups of four teams, where the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.
- In the knockout stage, a total of 2 semifinals and a final game will be played to decide the winner of the tournament.
