Mysuru: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced Indian men’s team for T20I series against New Zealand (Jan. 21 to 31) and for the 10th edition ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Feb. 7 and Mar. 8, 2026).

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia announced the team at BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai in the presence of Senior Men’s Selection Committee Chairman Ajit Agarkar Saikia and Men’s T20 Team Captain Surya Kumar Yadav.

Defending Champions India will face USA in their opening match of T20 World Cup at Wankhede in Mumbai on Feb. 7. India has been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Namibia, Netherlands and USA. India will face Pakistan on Feb. 15 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Team: Surya Kumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (Vice-Captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar and Ishan Kishan.