Samson, Bumrah lead four Indians into team stage of ICC T20 World Cup tournament

Four members won the championship indian national cricket team — Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya Jasprit Bumrah has been named in the official playing squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after India’s record third title win.The Indian team was led by Man of the Tournament Samson, who finished the season top-notch and performed brilliantly. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 321 runs in just 5 innings. Although Samson did not start in the starting XI for the Indian team, he made an immediate impact once he came on, earning man-of-the-match performances against West Indies and England.

In the final against the New Zealand national cricket team, he capped off his campaign with a score of 89 – the highest individual score in a men’s T20 World Cup final.Kishan is another key player in the Indian batting line-up. The left-hander scored 317 runs, the fourth-highest score in the tournament, while maintaining a strike rate of 193.29. Kishan was at the top of the batting order, scoring an outstanding 77 against the Pakistan national cricket team, before being promoted to third spot in the match. He also played crucial innings against England and New Zealand, including a half-century in the final.All-rounder Pandya has earned his place with his contributions with bat and ball. He hit two fifties in the tournament, the most notable of which was his 52 off 28 balls against the Namibia national cricket team. Pandya took nine wickets with the ball and often achieved breakthroughs at crucial moments.Bumrah was adjudged man of the match in the final, completing India’s XI. The pace spearhead ended the tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in 8 matches and maintained an impressive economy rate of 6.21. His best performance came in the finals, when he made 4 of 15 shots.Sahibzada Farhan of the Pakistan national team occupied the starting position of the team. He became the top run scorer in this competition with 383 runs and an average of 76.60. He has two centuries to his name, including against the Sri Lankan national cricket team and Namibia.South African Aiden Markram Appointed captain of the team, which also included England will jacksWest Indies all-rounder Jason Holder, South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi, England spinner Adil Rashid and Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessed Muzarabani.Namibia’s Shadli van Schalkwijk was named the team’s 12th player.

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Championship Team:

Sahibzada Farhan, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Aiden Markram (c), Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Jason Holder, Jasprit Bumrah, Lungi Ngidi, Adil Rashid, Blessing Muzarabani.No. 12 player: Shadley van Schalkwijk.