Ishan Kishan returns as BCCI announce 15-man squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026
BCCI announced the 15-man India squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, slated to begin from 7th February.
In what came as a big surprise, Shubman Gill was dropped while Ishan Kishan earned a spot in the squad which will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav, with Axar Patel named his deputy.
Kishan's fine run in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he top-scored with 517 runs and captained Jharkhand to the title saw him being called up as the second wicket-keeper option, while Rinku Singh was picked as a specialist finisher.
The same squad will feature in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand in January, which will be the final dress rehersal ahead of India's title defence that starts with a clash against USA on January 7th.
India's squad for ICC T20 World Cup and New Zealand series:
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
