The Senior Men’s Selection Committee will meet at the BCCI HQ, Mumbai, on Saturday, December 20, to pick India’s squad for the upcoming IDFC First Bank T20I series against New Zealand and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Post the selection, Captain Suryakumar Yadav and Ajit Agarkar, Chairperson, Senior Men’s Selection Committee will address the media for the questions that they may have.
India Likely Squad: Suryakumar Yadav(c), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson (WK Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
India’s road to the 2026 T20 World Cup is officially announced, with the hosts set to begin their campaign on February 7 in Mumbai against the USA. Following the opening match, India will travel to Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium to face Namibia on February 12. The group stage will then take them across the border to Colombo for a high-stakes clash with Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium on February 15, before they conclude their Group A fixtures on February 18 against the Netherlands at the massive Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. New Zealand T20I series will begin on January 21.
