India T20 World Cup 2026 Team Captain & Full Players List

India’s defending champions have officially named their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, 2026.

🇮🇳 India T20 World Cup 2026 Team

Captain: Suryakumar Yadav – leads India in the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Vice-Captain: Axar Patel (as per squad announcement context)

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India Squad (15):

Surya Kumar Yadav

date of birth: 14/09/1990

Role: Batter

Batting Style: Right-Handed

Sanju Samson

date of birth: 11/11/1994

role: Wicket Keeper

batting style: Right-Handed

Axar Patel

date of birth: 20/01/1994

Role: All-Rounder

Batting style: Left-handed

Kuldeep Yadav

date of birth: 14/12/1994

Role: Bowler

Batting style: Left-handed

Hardik Pandya

date of birth: 11/10/1993

Role: All-Rounder

Batting style: Right-handed

Jasprit Bumrah

date of birth: 06/12/1993

Role: Bowler

Batting style: Right-handed

Ishan Kishan

date of birth: 18/07/1998

Role: Wicket Keeper

Batting style: Left-handed

Rinku Singh

date of birth: 12/10/1997

Role: Batter

Batting style: Left-handed

Mohammed Siraj

date of birth: 13/03/1994

Role: Bowler

Batting style: Right-handed

Washington Sundar

date of birth: 05/10/1999

Role: All-Rounder

Batting style: Left-handed

Abhishek Sharma

date of birth: 04/09/2000

Role: All-Rounder

Batting style: Left-handed

Varun Chakaravarthy

date of birth: 29/08/1991

Role: Bowler

Batting style: Left-handed

Arshdeep Singh

date of birth: 05/02/1999

Role: Bowler

Batting style: Left-handed

Tilak Varma

date of birth: 08/11/2002

Role: Batter

Batting style: Left-handed

Notable absentees include Shubman Gill and senior stars such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have retired from T20 internationals.