Harsha Bhogle Picks India’s 15-Member Squad for 2026 T20 World Cup; Suryakumar Named Captain

All teams are preparing for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Cricket fans are also very enthusiastic about this tournament. Famous cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has chosen a 15-member Indian squad for the tournament, which he announced on a Cricbuzz show. He discussed various aspects of the Indian team selection for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Harsha Bhogle has selected Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma as the opening pair. He has also omitted the in-form youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal from the squad. He believes the combination of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma will bring better balance to the Indian team. He expressed hope for Hardik Pandya's recovery, saying the all-rounder's presence will strengthen Team India. Hardik Pandya was injured during the Asia Cup 2025, which prevented him from touring Australia.

Harsha Bhogle has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of the Indian team for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, while assigning the vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill. He has included Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma as wicketkeeper-batsmen. He has selected Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, and Shivam Dubey for the Indian team's middle order. The most surprising omission was Rishabh Pant. He has not included this experienced wicket-keeper batsman in the squad.

As for the Indian team's spin bowling all-rounders, he has selected Axar Patel and Washington Sundar. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are capable of both bowling and batting. Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in the spin bowling squad. The fast bowling will be handled by Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.

Harsha Bhogle's selected Indian team for T20 WC 2026: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.