The Indian team squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand in January will be announced by skipper Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Mumbai at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters on Saturday.
Star batter Tilak Varma has backed India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who is going through a rough patch in T20I cricket. Varma's comment came after India defeated South Africa by 30 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium and clinched the five-match T20I series 3-1.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav credited India's 3-1 T20 series win over South Africa to the team sticking to their brand of cricket and expressing themselves freely.
Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy's fantastic performance helped Team India register a 30-run win against South Africa in the fifth and final T20I at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Friday.
India is placed in Group A alongside Namibia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and the United States and will start its campaign against the USA on February 7 in Mumbai.
Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube has opened up on speedster Jasprit Bumrah's availability for the upcoming fourth T20I against South Africa at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on December 17.
While Team India gained a 2-1 series lead over the Proteas with two games left, Suryakumar's batting woes continued. In 20 matches and 18 innings this year, the Indian captain has scored just 213 runs at an average of 14.20 and a shockingly poor strike rate of 125.29, with best score of 47*.
India will be without Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah for the third T20I against South Africa, as confirmed by captain Suryakumar Yadav at the toss and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first against South Africa in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has said that Suryakumar Yadav's form is a bigger concern for the Men in Blue than Shubman Gill's ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
The musical chairs in the Indian batting line-up continued as India faced a humbling defeat at Mullanpur after the highs of a 101-run win at Cuttack. One of the moves which raised eyebrows was Axar's promotion to number three in the order over Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav. Axar could not