4 From MI, 3 From KKR: IPL Team-Wise Breakdown Of Selected Players For 2026 T20 World Cup
As many as four players in India's 2026 T20 World Cup squad play for Mumbai Indians in IPL. Three players in the WC squad represent Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Vice-captain Axar Patel plays for Delhi Capitals.
Players from Mumbai Indians dominated the 2026 T20 World Cup squad announced on Saturday (December 20). As many as four players, including captain Suryakumar Yadav, represent MI in the world's biggest cricket league. Apart from Suryakumar, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma and Jasprit Bumrah are MI's players in the WC squad. Suryakumar rejoined MI in the IPL 2018 mega-auction while Pandya rejoined MI before IPL 2024.
Tilak and Bumrah have been with the Mumbai-based franchise since their IPL debuts. Interestingly, Suryakumar plays under Pandya in IPL. Pandya looked set to become India's T20I captain after the 2024 World Cup but the selectors picked Suryakumar.
Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy and Rinku Singh are three players from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who are part of the WC team. Harshit earned his maiden India call-up after IPL 2024. Chakaravarthy, a member of the 2021 T20 World Cup team, also made his comeback in 2024.
Rinku made his India debut in 2023. He was dropped for the recently-concluded T20I series against South Africa but the selectors recalled him. He was one of the standby players for the 2024 T20 WC and travelled with the team.
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav play for Delhi Capitals (DC). Axar was appointed India's vice-captain in Shubman Gill's absence. The senior all-rounder made his India debut in 2014. He was part of the 2015 ODI World Cup team, but didn't get to play a game.
| Players name | IPL Team |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians |
| Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals |
| Abhishek Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Sanju Samson | Chennai Super Kings |
| Tilak Varma | Mumbai Indians |
| Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians |
| Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Shivam Dube | Chennai Super Kings |
| Washington Sundar | Gujarat Titans |
| Harshit Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Arshdeep Singh | Punjab Kings |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Delhi Capitals |
| Rinku Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians |
Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan play for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Kishan didn't seem to be in the scheme of thinsg to be part of the WC team. His heroics in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy forced the selectors to hand him a recall after two years.
All-rounder Washington Sundar plays for Gujarat Titans while Arshdeep Singh is part of Punjab Kings (PBKS). Arshdeep has been with PBKS since his IPL debut in 2019.
Surprisingly, there is no player from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in India's T20 WC team. They won the IPL 2025 trophy. No players from Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals could make the cut in the WC squad. As many as 3 RR players (Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yuzvendra Chahal) were part of India's 2024 T20 WC-winning team.
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