T20 World Cup 2026: Shubman Gill stripped of vice captaincy, dropped from Indian squad

Overview

• In a major breaking, Shubman Gill was stripped from his vice captaincy from T20Is
• The 26-year old was also dropped from India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 owing to his poor form in the leadup to the tournament
• While Suryakumar Yadav continues to lead the side, Axar Patel has been named as the vice captain

In a major breaking, Shubman Gill was stripped from his vice captaincy from T20Is. The 26-year old was also dropped from India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 owing to his poor form in the leadup to the tournament. While Suryakumar Yadav continues to lead the side, Axar Patel has been named as the vice captain.

India announced its squad for both the T20I series against New Zealand and for the T20 World Cup 2026 on the 20th of December. Given the tournament will take place in India and Sri Lanka, the defending champions did not announce any reserves for the tournament. The 15-member squad has witnessed many changes.

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The biggest of them all is Shubman Gill not being just stripped from his vice captaincy, but also getting dropped from the squad. Likewise, Jitesh Sharma, who featured in India's squad since the Asia Cup, was also dropped. Rinku Singh and Ishan Kishan have returned to the T20I side for the tournament.

India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2026

Axar Patel has been named the vice captain of the side in Gill's absence. Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Rinku are the batters in the team. Likewise, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy are the bowlers in India's squad.

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The wicketkeeper batters in the squad are Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson, while there are designated All-rounders like Washington Sundar, Axar, and Shivam Dube.

India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2026: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Jasprit Bumrah, Abhishek Sharma, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (WK), and Rinku Singh