Why has the BCCI not selected any standby or reserve players for the T20 WC?
By Ravi - Dec 20, 2025 05:39 PMLast updated on Dec 20, 2025 05:39 PM
The BCCI has announced the 15-member Indian squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The team does not include several prominent players like Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Another surprising aspect of this team is that the BCCI has not named any reserve or standby players. BCCI secretary Devjit Saikia himself explained why Team India has not announced any standby players for the World Cup.
Why has the BCCI not selected any standby or reserve players for the T20 World Cup?
Regarding the absence of standby players for the T20 World Cup 2026, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said, Since this tournament is being held in our country, we can include any player in the team as a replacement if needed. That is why we have not announced any reserve players.
🚨 NO STANDBY PLAYERS FOR T20 WORLD CUP 2026 🚨
— Yogesh Goswami (@yogeshgoswami_) December 20, 2025
◾ BCCI confirms no standby players for T20 World Cup & NZ series.
◾ Call taken because both the tournaments to be played at home.#T20WorldCup2026 #Cricket #T20I pic.twitter.com/3KBi1YbWLz
The BCCI typically announces reserve or standby players for major tournaments. The purpose of this is to ensure that if a player is unable to continue playing during the tournament due to injury or any other reason, there are players available to replace them. If the World Cup were being held abroad, the BCCI might announce reserve players to avoid any travel-related complications, but next year's T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
Indian squad for the T20 World Cup
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper)
Why was Shubman Gill left out despite being vice-captain?
Shubman Gill had previously served as vice-captain, but since he is not part of the team this time, the role had to be given to someone else. In previous T20 matches, when Shubman was unavailable due to Test match commitments, Axar Patel had taken on the vice-captaincy. Therefore, this decision was made to maintain continuity in leadership rather than to send any new message.
Also Read: T20 World Cup 2026 India Team: Top 5 players who were not included in the squad
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