Last Updated: 20 Dec 2025, 15:58 IST India likely to play xi for T20 World Cup: The Indian squad for T20 World Cup 2026 has been announced. The selectors gave Rinku Singh a chance to return to the team by removing Shubman Gill. Take a look at what the possible eleven could be like during the tournament. How will India’s XI fare in the T20 World Cup? New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has been announced for the ICC T20 World Cup. Shubman Gill was shown the way out by the selectors while Ishan Kishan, who was on the sidelines for a long time, returned. All-rounder Rinku Singh, who was dropped from the series against South Africa, also got a chance in the T20 team. Let’s see how the playing eleven can be during the World Cup. There will definitely be a change in the playing eleven after Shubman Gill’s retirement from the T20 World Cup. There will be a place for a finisher in the team that played against South Africa. The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, who have been opening in T20 for the last few years, will also feature in the World Cup. Tilak Verma will be at number three and Suryakumar Yadav will come to bat after him. Rinku Singh has returned to Team India. How many all-rounders are there in the playing XI? As all-rounders in the team, vice-captain Akshar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya can be part of the playing eleven. Akshar will trouble the opposition batsmen as a spinner, while Hardik and Shivam will provide strong options to the captain in fast bowling. With Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, India will have four fast bowlers in the eleven. 🚨India’s squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 announced 🚨How many options in spinner? The big bowler Varun Chakraborty will be the spinner in India’s possible eleven. Along with vice-captain Akshar Patel, Rinku Singh and Tilak Verma could also be spin options. The selectors have chosen a strong team that can make the team champion. India Probable XI for T20 World Cup Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah T20 Team vs New Zealand (T20 Tournament) Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan About the author Viplove has been active in sports for over 5 years. Works on cricket website of Etv Bharat, Zee News. Was the sports head of Dainik Jagran website. Covered the Olympics, Commonwealth, Cricket and Soccer World Cups. October…read more Location: New Delhi, Delhi First Published: 20 December 2025, 15:58 IST Home Cricket Team India Fielding XI in T20 World Cup, Rinku Singh in, Kuldeep Yadav out