Rohit Sharma will captain the 15-member Indian cricket team, which will be bereft of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who failed to fully recover from a back injury. Yashasvi Jaiswal, meanwhile, was dropped for Varun Chakravarthy in the final squad.
Rohit Sharma, who captained reigning champions India to glory at the previous Men's T20 World Cup in 2024, has been named the tournament ambassador for the 2026 edition to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Rohit was prolific for India in T20Is, finishing with 4231 runs at an average of 32.01 and a strike-rate of 140.89.