The 15 players of Team India who will be responsible for defending the title in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 have been revealed. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team in this tournament, marking his first time captaining an ICC tournament.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav was also present at the press conference during the team announcement . During this, he revealed a secret, after which it is believed that Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has taken a U-turn on a major decision before the T20 World Cup 2026.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav talks about the team combination in T20 World Cup
In fact, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir constantly experiments with the batting order in white -ball cricket . Gautam Gambhir has repeatedly emphasized that every batsman, except the openers , should be ready to play anywhere. He considers batting positions to be overrated in white -ball cricket . A similar sentiment was seen during the T20 series against South Africa , which had an impact on the team’s performance. But now it seems that Gautam Gambhir has changed his mind, as Suryakumar Yadav has made a significant revelation about his and Tilak Varma’s batting positions .
Suryakumar Yadav revealed in a press conference , ” We have fixed the number 3 slot for Tilak Varma, and then the number 4 slot for me . ” This means that the batting positions of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma have already been decided this time. Tilak Varma, who has consistently performed well at number three, will play at the same position in the T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav, meanwhile, will continue at number four. This means that both players have been assigned their strongest positions and their roles have been clarified . This fixed role could prove beneficial for Team India.
Team India for T20 World Cup 2026
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson ( wicketkeeper ), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya , Tilak Varma, Axar Patel ( vice-captain ), Shivam Dubey , Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah , Harshit Rana , Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh.