Cricket fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for the Mahakumbh of T20 cricket i.e. 2026 T20 World Cup. There are less than 4 days left for this mega event to start. The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7 February. 3 matches will be played in the tournament on the very first day. This time there is a glut of Indian players in this World Cup. About 40 Indian players will be seen playing in different teams in the tournament.

The most important thing is that these players of Indian origin will now show their talent in India only. Talking about foreign teams, USA, Canada and UAE are full of Indian players. There are about 23 Indian players in these three teams alone. For a player like Mumbai-born American fast bowler Saurabh Netravalkar, playing against India at the Wankhede Stadium will be a memorable moment. He could not play for the country in which he was born, but now he will definitely play for his country.

There are a total of 11 Indian players in the Canada team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. There are 9 Indians in the USA team, 7 Indians in the Oman team and 7 Indian origin players in the UAE team. If all the foreign teams are passed, around 40 Indian cricketers will be seen playing for different teams in this World Cup.

This time a total of 20 teams are participating in the T20 World Cup.

A total of 20 teams are participating in the 2026 T20 World Cup. All these teams have been divided into four groups. There are five teams in each group. First the teams of each group will play matches against each other. The decision of Super-8 will be taken from this only. Eight teams will enter the next stage. After this, the semi-finals and then the final match will be played on March 8. Bangladesh is not in this World Cup. ICC has included Scotland in the tournament in its place. At the same time, Pakistan has said that it will boycott the league stage match against India on 15 February.

United States of America (USA) has announced its 15-member squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. USA team includes 9 Indian players. Shubham Ranjane, who has played for Mumbai, is also ready to debut for USA. Sri Lanka’s Shehan Jayasuriya has also been included in the T20 World Cup team by USA. Know here how many players from which country are included in USA’s 2026 T20 World Cup team.

US has been placed in Group A in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Pakistan, Namibia, Netherlands and India are also in this group. USA has organized a long training camp in Sri Lanka to prepare for the T20 World Cup. Whereas in the T20 World Cup, USA will play its first match against India in Mumbai. After this, it will face Pakistan on 10th February. Then on February 13 the USA team will face Netherlands and on February 15 the USA team will face Namibia.

The command of the USA team for the T20 World Cup has been handed over to India’s Monank Patel. Whereas Shubham Ranjane would like to debut in T20 International after playing four ODI matches for USA. Apart from them, Mohammad Mohsin and Shehan Jayasuriya would like to make their international debut for USA. USA is ready to participate in the T20 World Cup for the second time. In the year 2024, this team had created a big upset by defeating 2009 champion Pakistan.

There are a total of 9 Indian players in the USA team. This includes Monank Patel, Jessie Singh, Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Harmeet Singh, Saurabh Netrawalkar, Saiteja Mukkamala, Nostush Kenji and Shubham Ranjane. Whereas Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin and Shayan Jahangir are of Pakistani origin. Shehan Jayasuriya has played international cricket for Sri Lanka, but now he will be seen in the USA jersey. South Africa’s Andries Gaus is the most senior player of the team.

USA team for 2026 T20 World Cup- Monank Patel (captain), Jesse Singh (vice-captain), Andries Gaus, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Harmeet Singh, Nostush Kenzige, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netrawalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin and Shubham Ranjane.