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T20 WC: Sanju Samson and these 2 will sit out! With the victory in the warm-up match, the playing 11 of T20 World Cup is decided.

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How will be the playing 11 of Team India? The Indian cricket team is all set to defend its title in the T20 World Cup to be played at home. In its only warm-up match of this tournament, India defeated South Africa by 30 runs. Many other things became clear with the team’s victory in…

Ronit Sharma

By Ronit Sharma
Feb 05, 2026, 2:00 PM IST

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T20 WC: Sanju Samson and these 2 will sit out! With the victory in the warm-up match, the playing 11 of T20 World Cup is decided.

How will be the playing 11 of Team India?
The Indian cricket team is all set to defend its title in the T20 World Cup to be played at home. In its only warm-up match of this tournament, India defeated South Africa by 30 runs. Many other things became clear with the team’s victory in this match. Actually, India tried most of its players in this match. But with the victory in the match, one more thing was decided and that is the playing 11 of Team India in the upcoming matches.

New opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan

The biggest strength of the Indian team is its aggressive opening pair. World No. 1 T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma is taking full advantage of the powerplay with his lethal batting. As his partner, Ishan Kishan seems to have the upper hand over Sanju Samson. Ishaan has confirmed his place by scoring a century against New Zealand and scoring 53 runs in just 20 balls in the warm-up match against South Africa.

Tilak Verma, Surya and Hardik present in the middle order.

The return of Tilak Verma at number 3 has strengthened the team. After him, captain Suryakumar Yadav (number 4) is the backbone of the team, who is known for his 360-degree batting. All-rounders Hardik Pandya (No. 5) and Shivam Dubey will play the role of finisher as well as the sixth bowling option. Rinku Singh has been included in the team as an ‘X-factor’ finisher, who is adept at scoring fast runs in the last overs. The special thing was that all these players got ample opportunities in the warm-up match. On his return, Tilak Verma played an innings of 45 runs in 19 balls.

Akshar and Varun Chakraborty will handle the responsibility of spin

Looking at the Indian pitches, it is almost certain that Axar Patel and Varun Chakraborty will play in the spin department. Varun Chakraborty has been successful in deceiving the batsmen with his mystery spin. The biggest challenge for captain Surya will be how to play Kuldeep Yadav and Varun together. In such a situation, Kuldeep Yadav may have to sit out in most of the matches. Kuldeep will be seen playing in the matches where the pitch will help the spinners.

Pair of Bumrah and Arshdeep also present

The command of fast bowling will be in the hands of world’s best bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He will be supported by left arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh who has the ability to take wickets with the new ball and in the death overs. Arshdeep is the highest wicket taker for India in the last two World Cups. In such a situation, Harshit Rana will be present as backup.

Team India’s strongest playing 11 for T20 World Cup:

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.