The BCCI announced India's squad for the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup on Saturday and surprisingly, star batter Shubman Gill has been omitted from the side with Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy winning captain Ishan Kishan, who scored a match winning hundred in the final making the cut. 

Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Men in Blue in the 2026 T20 World Cup with Axar Patel as his deputy. Jitesh Sharma who was also in the mix in the last few T20 series has missed a berth.

Team India's Squad For 2026 T20 World Cup

bhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Washington Sundar.