Team India Selection For T20 World Cup: T20 World Cup 2026 is to be held in February-March. For which the team will be announced on Saturday, 20th December. There are many big questions before selection, answers to which need to be found.
India T20 World Cup squad 2026: India has to play T20 World Cup 2026 in February-March next year. It will be organized in India only. Before this, a 5-match T20 series will also be played against New Zealand from January 21. The Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20 series against New Zealand will be announced on December 20. But, there are some questions which the selectors will have to consider seriously. The biggest question is about the form of Shubman Gill. At the same time, Ishan Kishan also has a claim. Recently, in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he played a brilliant century and made Jharkhand win the tournament.
Selection committee will have to consider these 4 things
Why trust Gill even after bad form?
Shubman Gill is struggling with poor form in T20 International this year. He did not score a single half-century in 18 innings. He did play an inning of 47 runs against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025, but after that no big innings came from his bat. In such a situation, the team needs to think about his form, because if his form does not come back against New Zealand, then T20 World Cup The Indian team may have to suffer loss.
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Question on Ishan Kishan’s return
Ishan Kishan, who has been out of the Indian team for a long time, has recently won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for his team Jharkhand. He scored 517 runs in this entire series. Apart from this, he also scored a brilliant century against Haryana in the final. At present, the opening pair of Shubhman Gill and Abhishek Sharma remains the first choice of the selectors. But Ishan Kishan will have to be considered for inclusion in the team as a backup opener and wicketkeeper.
Suryakumar Yadav’s last big event as captain
Suryakumar Yadav has been captaining the Indian team for almost 1.5 years. In such a situation, he will be given captaincy in T20 World Cup 2026 also. The Indian team would not like to make any changes at this time, but Suryakumar Yadav, who has been struggling with poor form for 14 months, may consider a new captain after the T20 World Cup.
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Washington Sundar vs Rinku Singh who will get attention?
The Indian team needs an all-rounder for the T20 World Cup. Rinku Singh was selected in the Asia Cup and he also played a brilliant innings against Pakistan. Whereas, Washington Sundar was seen in the T20 series against Australia. The place of Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey in the middle order all-rounder is confirmed. In such a situation, Washington Sundar can be included in the team. Whereas Rinku Singh has little hope of getting a chance.