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.