Indian squad for T20 World Cup 2026: The T20 World Cup 2024 was organized in a grand style in the USA and West Indies. India won the ninth edition of the tournament and defeated South Africa in the final and shattered their dream of winning the World Cup trophy. Team India's becoming the champion is still being celebrated in the country and on Thursday a tremendous felicitation ceremony was organized by the BCCI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. At the same time, before that, the players of Team India also paraded in an open bus. However, the responsibility of repeating this time's success will be greater in 2026, as the tenth edition of the tournament is to be played under the co-hosting of India and Sri Lanka.

Like this time, a total of 20 teams will be seen in the next edition of the T20 World Cup, out of which 12 have already been decided. The host country gets direct entry, which is why India and Sri Lanka have already decided their place. After the final played in Barbados, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from T20 International. At the same time, a day later Ravindra Jadeja also said goodbye to the shortest format at the international level. However, there are still some Indian players who have not retired but their place may not be made in the 2026 T20 World Cup. In this article, we are going to mention them.

These 3 players may be out of India's squad for 2026 T20 World Cup

3. Shreyas Iyer

Some fans may be surprised to see the name of Shreyas Iyer, who has played 51 T20 International matches for India, in this list, because he is only 29 years old and can play for many years. However, fans who have paid attention to India's T20 team for some time, Shreyas was not given much importance in it and he was not even selected for the recent T20 World Cup. Iyer has the ability to hit big against spin bowlers but his weakness against fast bowlers is well known. India has many good options for the future and the selectors can give them a chance for the next edition. In such a situation, it seems difficult for Shreyas to play the next T20 World Cup.

2. Mohammed Shami

33-year-old Mohammed Shami has been performing well for some time and has become an important bowling link for the Indian team along with Jasprit Bumrah. Shami has been away from the field for many months due to an injury in the ODI World Cup last year. If he had not been injured, he would have probably been a part of the T20 World Cup played in USA and West Indies. However, there is still time for the next World Cup and then India has to play the ODI World Cup in 2027. Apart from this, many young fast bowlers are also emerging through the IPL. In such a situation, it may be a bit difficult for Shami to make a place.

1. KL Rahul

The name of KL Rahul, who has captained the Indian team, is at the top of this list. Rahul has not been selected in Team India for the shortest format since the T20 World Cup played in 2022. His recent performance has also not been very good and he was also criticized for his strike rate in IPL 2024. Many batsmen are now challenging Rahul and he is also 32 years old. In such a situation, it is very difficult for him to make a place in the short format team. For this reason, playing in the 2026 T20 World Cup can remain only a dream for Rahul.