Swashbuckling batsman Abhishek Sharma has been given a nod ahead of Jaiswal, and Ishan Kishan has made his return to India`s set-up. India`s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 will also play a five-match T20I series against New Zealand

Ishan Kishan, who was out of favor of the Indian selectors for a long period of time, has made his comeback in the shortest format setup. He has been picked as the second wicketkeeper-batsman option, with Sanju Samson securing the first spot

Along with Gill, opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has also been sidelined, despite having a good record in the format. Swashbuckling batsman Abhishek Sharma has been given a nod ahead of Jaiswal

Shami, who has not played for India for a while and was overlooked for the recent series against South Africa, has enjoyed a strong return to competitive cricket for Bengal following a lengthy injury lay-off

Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel makes bold call of dropping out-of-form Gill for upcoming New Zealand T20Is and T20 World Cup; chief selector insists it’s not about his form but only to better team combinations as Rinku Singh and Ishan Kishan are picked to strengthen opening and lower-order batting respectively

He was rewarded for his performance (total 517 runs) that helped Jharkhand win their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy recently

While elaborating on his plans to get his momentum back, Suryakumar added that he has been watching his batting videos from earlier and is trying to overcome a ‘small hurdle.’

Tilak scored a 42-ball 73 to power India to 231-5 in the fifth T20I, and in reply, South Africa ended at 201-8.

Just as England were starting to gain confidence on Saturday chasing what needed to be a world-record 435 to keep the Ashes series alive, Lyon returned to the Australian attack.