The India squad for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup will be announced on December 20: follow all the live updates here, including news and reports on the team composition.
India squad announcement for 2026 T20 World Cup
Date: December 20, 2025
Time: 1.30pm IST
Where: BCCI Headquarters, Cricket Centre, Mumbai
The India squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup is likely to go on expected lines, with not a lot of surprises likely in store. It's a home World Cup for India, with three out of their four group games set to be held at home, with India v Pakistan the only fixture outside (in Colombo). India are in the same group as Namibia, Netherlands, USA and Pakistan.
The biggest debate is around Shubman Gill, and while the team is set to continue with him, there is outside noise questioning if he warrants a spot. This year, he has a best of 47 from 15 innings, at a strike-rate of 137.26, lower than his career number.
Given the kind of form Ishan Kishan has been in, leading Jharkhand to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title, there have been whispers whether he can be a wildcard entry into the squad. However, it feels unlikely that so close to the tournament, India would afford to make a change, especially with Yashasvi Jaiswal also around as a backup opener.
The squad is set to be led by Suryakumar Yadav, who will be leading India at a World Cup for the first time. As defending champions, India will be dealing with the pressure of expectations, but are going into the tournament largely on form, leading the South Africa series 2-1 ahead of the final game. They also won the series in Australia 2-1.
India squad announcement for 2026 T20 World Cup: Live updates
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Sanju Samson is expected to play against South Africa tonight
Shubman Gill is reportedly set to miss the fifth T20I. Could an impactful knock from Samson push him into first XI contention?
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Can Kishan come in as backup keeper?
Sanju Samson played that role in the Asia Cup and in the current SA series. Will India persist with him or be tempted to get in Kishan? The issue is that the top-order is packed, and that's where Kishan usually plays.
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Is there still space for Rinku Singh?
He played a very limited role in the Asia Cup, and with Washington Sundar in the mix, there's a question mark over his position.
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The squad for the New Zealand T20Is will also be announced
Along with the T20 World Cup squad.
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Does Shahbaz Ahmed's re-entry mean anything?
He was called up as replacement for the ill Axar Patel for the fifth and final T20I v South Africa. However, he hasn't played for India since 2023.
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How different will the squad be from the Asia Cup?
This was India's announced squad for the Asia Cup earlier this year:
Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel
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Will there be any surprises?
The big question is around Shubman Gill, but India are unlikely to move away from him so close to the event
1 hour ago
India's squad for the T20 World Cup out tomorrow
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