What do teams need to focus on to succeed in ICC T20 World Cup 2026?

[Devadwal]

India have too Many wicketkeeper batsman options for T20 - Sanju , Kishan, pant and Jurel etc .

 

[Hawkeye]

1. Batting
2. Batting
3. Batting
4. Bowling somewhat.

Tournaments are won by batting in this era. With good batting surfaces in almost all ICC events, each and every bowler gets a thrashing and you cannot rely on them to win you matches.

It’s the batting that has to out bat the opposition. Specially on batting friendly Indian, Pakistan and other Asian wickets.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

It is this thinking which is precisely outdated. Agha and Saim are 100% #6 and #7 options only to be brought in when frontliners have a terrible day.

In past, you could get away with 2 ovs 20-22 runs from a part timer in T20. Now modern dat batters will target 20-25 runs off them in a matchup over. If a team needs 4 overs from part timers in a T20 game, they will be microtargeted to an insane level.

Remember that Sanju Samson played an ODI chase vs SA confident of delaying his charge because he felt he could get 30+ in Shamsi's last over of spin. And he nearly pulled it off. This obsession with part timers is the first thing that has to go.

Well, you can’t play with 2 pace bowlers unless you have a fast bowling all rounder coming in at 7.

You can’t drop a batsman for another bowler because it’ll just weaken our batting line up.

 

[Devadwal]

Abhishek Sharma
Yashasvi Jaiswal
SKY ( but He is not the same player anymore )
Iyer/ Tilak
Sanju Samson
KL ( on current form)
Rajat Patidar
Hardik Pandya
Riyan Parag
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
Varun chakravarty
Kuldeep yadav
Axar Patel
Harshit Rana

This should be indian 15 member team for next world T20 as of now

@Nikhil_cric @Rajdeep @Hitman @jnaveen1980

Any changes?

 

[ufcfan]

Abhishek Sharma
Yashasvi Jaiswal
SKY ( but He is not the same player anymore )
Iyer/ Tilak
Sanju Samson
KL ( on current form)
Rajat Patidar
Hardik Pandya
Riyan Parag
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
Varun chakravarty
Kuldeep yadav
Axar Patel
Harshit Rana

This should be indian 15 member team for next world T20 as of now

@Nikhil_cric @Rajdeep @Hitman @jnaveen1980

Any changes?

Shootout is between Iyer and SKY not Tilak

 

[Devadwal]

Shootout is between Iyer and SKY not Tilak

On what basis We are going to dropped Tilak? He had scored back to back T20 international century in a series against South Africa in South Africa.

Very very taught situation for selectors as we have minimum 25 player's who deserves to play in next T20 world cup

 

[Bhaijaan]

Abhishek Sharma
Yashasvi Jaiswal
SKY ( but He is not the same player anymore )
Iyer/ Tilak
Sanju Samson
KL ( on current form)
Rajat Patidar
Hardik Pandya
Riyan Parag
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
Varun chakravarty
Kuldeep yadav
Axar Patel
Harshit Rana

This should be indian 15 member team for next world T20 as of now

@Nikhil_cric @Rajdeep @Hitman @jnaveen1980

Any changes?

Who is Yashasavi Jaiswal?

Isn’t he that arrogant little guy who sledged Mitchel Starc few months back and his career ended afterwards ?

 

[Devadwal]

Who is Yashasavi Jaiswal?

Isn’t he that arrogant little guy who sledged Mitchel Starc few months back and his career ended afterwards ?

Jaiswal is the guy's who scored 150+ runs in his first test against Australia in Australia and won the test for india .or kuch yad dilau

 

[Bhaijaan]

Likely Playing XI for the 2026 WT20 :-

Abhishek Sharma
Sanju Samson
Shreyas Iyer
Axar Patel
Suryakumar Yadav
Lord KL Rahul (wk)
Hardik Pandya
Arshdeep Singh
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah
Varun Chakraborty

Bench : Gill, Priyansh, Siraj, Digvesh


Axar Patel weirdly provides a balance to the national team and it’s been back to back trophies for him playing the all rounder’s role so I doubt they would part ways with him for a home tournament regardless of his ordinary his performance in the IPL.

 

[pratiktc]

World cup is in India so key success factors are

1) Ability to deliver atleast 8/20 overs of spin. Ideally one option to be mystery or quality wristspinner

2) Wkts in first 3 ovs are essential to peg a team back else next 3 overs will become carnage. Thus one quality pacer who can swing new ball if any movement is there.

3) Will need atleast one opener who can drop knockout punches in Powerplay. I.e. the ability to score 40(15) if wkt is flat and his luck is in.

4) Spin disruptors (one right handed and one left handed ideally) in the middle overs to counter opposition spinners and force pacers to return.

5) Ability to bat till #8 and six hitting ability at #9 as well.

6) If possible a hard length pacer (ala Plunkett, Rauf) to dovetail with spinners in middle overs 7-15 and force mishits/build pressure

7) Batting lineup capable of adapting quickly and reading pitch to set realistic target. Every wicket will not be a 250 paata. There will be some wkts in SL where 170 can be enough for a 30-35 run victory as well.

8) Allround options. Need to have atleast 6 bowling options and 2 of these need to be capable of batting in top 7

 

[pratiktc]

India have a problem in that none of their best 4 T20I bowlers (Arshdeep, Bumrah, Varun, Kuldeep) can bat above #9-10

Thus they will always be a team which is finished by 5 down.

They are also overly reliant on Hardik Pandya and injury to him will wreck their team balance. To replace Hardik, india will need to fit a batting allrounder and bowling allrounder in team and the closest options for them NKR/Riyan is not bowling and Harshit isn't batting due to IPL impact player rules.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Abhishek Sharma
Yashasvi Jaiswal
SKY ( but He is not the same player anymore )
Iyer/ Tilak
Sanju Samson
KL ( on current form)
Rajat Patidar
Hardik Pandya
Riyan Parag
Jasprit Bumrah
Arshdeep Singh
Varun chakravarty
Kuldeep yadav
Axar Patel
Harshit Rana

This should be indian 15 member team for next world T20 as of now

@Nikhil_cric @Rajdeep @Hitman @jnaveen1980

Any changes?

If SKY continues to underperform , make Axar captain and get Iyer in for SKY

 

[Bhaijaan]

India have a problem in that none of their best 4 T20I bowlers (Arshdeep, Bumrah, Varun, Kuldeep) can bat above #9-10

Thus they will always be a team which is finished by 5 down.

They are also overly reliant on Hardik Pandya and injury to him will wreck their team balance. To replace Hardik, india will need to fit a batting allrounder and bowling allrounder in team and the closest options for them NKR/Riyan is not bowling and Harshit isn't batting due to IPL impact player rules.

True and this is why Axar Patel who isn’t a great batter and Pandya who isn’t a great bowler both have to be certain in that team.

Many other teams 8,9 players can smash it.

 

[Prince of Dorne]

My dream XI for 2026 t20 wc.

Priyansh
Abhishek
Iyer
Axar
KL
SKY
Hardik
Siraj
Kuldeep
Varun
Bumrah

Bench: Nitish Reddy, Arshdeep, Sanju/Sai, Digvesh

We have the most explosive opening pair, with plenty of experience in the middle who can both play at a 200+ strike rate or anchor the innings when needed. Two of the world’s best all-rounders, the best fast bowler, and the best spinners. We've got classical hitters, 360-degree players, power hitters, and a bit of tulleybaazi (swad anusar) too. We've literally got every base covered and more—just need the right players to be picked.

 

[Vikram1989]

Iyer/ Tilak
KL ( on current form)
Rajat Patidar
Harshit Rana

This should be indian 15 member team for next world T20 as of now

@Nikhil_cric @Rajdeep @Hitman @jnaveen1980

Any changes?

I don't think kl should be there at any cost.We have nitish reddy and he can be a good option to complete 4 overs along with pandya.Sky should be at 3 .he is struggling at 4 .we should not be fixated with sky in worst case like rohit and kohli.i will like to see vipraj nigam in next auditions.he is a good leg spinner and can hit hard.he can be real handy as 3rd spinner .

 

[Vikram1989]

Tilak is really struggling on spin and slow pitches. He should not be at 3 as the wc is in feb and by that time pitches won't be fresh.
Top 3 should be
Jaiswal
Abhishek
Sky/ samson ( not sure how samson can play at 5 or 6)


Will like to see a fully fit mayank also.

 

[Vikram1989]

India have a problem in that none of their best 4 T20I bowlers (Arshdeep, Bumrah, Varun, Kuldeep) can bat above #9-10

Thus they will always be a team which is finished by 5 down.

They are also overly reliant on Hardik Pandya and injury to him will wreck their team balance. To replace Hardik, india will need to fit a batting allrounder and bowling allrounder in team and the closest options for them NKR/Riyan is not bowling and Harshit isn't batting due to IPL impact player rules.

I will prefer vipraj to be played in place of kuldeep .he can be tidy bowling option and good hitter.We can try vipraj against the best teams where we need a lot of batting power otherwise for minnows kuldeep is fine with rest of the batting options.

 

[Devadwal]

I don't think kl should be there at any cost.We have nitish reddy and he can be a good option to complete 4 overs along with pandya.Sky should be at 3 .he is struggling at 4 .we should not be fixated with sky in worst case like rohit and kohli.i will like to see vipraj nigam in next auditions.he is a good leg spinner and can hit hard.he can be real handy as 3rd spinner .

We have enough matches/Series before World T20 to finalize the team .

3 T20I vs BAN
Asia Cup
5 T20I vs AUS
5 T20I vs SA
5 T20I vs NZ.

This is our T20 schedule before World T20 2026

 

[kron]

Who is Yashasavi Jaiswal?

Isn’t he that arrogant little guy who sledged Mitchel Starc few months back and his career ended afterwards ?

lol who is Starc in test cricket. Like. Lee just a white ball goat. Only good in tests not great

 

[Bhaijaan]

lol who is Starc in test cricket. Like. Lee just a white ball goat. Only good in tests not great

Someone with 380+ test wickets and multiple series winning performances

 

[kron]

Someone with 380+ test wickets and multiple series winning performances

And?
Averages 28
And over 30 vs all top nations outside aus
Tulla bowler

Nothing special.

He is good. That’s it

 

[Vikram1989]

Who is Yashasavi Jaiswal?

Isn’t he that arrogant little guy who sledged Mitchel Starc few months back and his career ended afterwards ?

In scg second innigs on a minefield , jaiswal blasted starc for 4 or 5 fours consecutively bhai.

 

[Bhaijaan]

And?
Averages 28
And over 30 vs all top nations outside aus
Tulla bowler

Nothing special.

He is good. That’s it

That is a very respectable test record. How many bowlers from our country have a similar record?

Greatest front is, a lot was expected from Jaiswal. He had one good knock in the beginning of the BGT where he was silly enough to sledge Starc who destroyed him for the rest of the tour. We lost embarrassingly and Jaiswal didn’t do great after one big knock.

This is Bharatiya cricket. Longevity amd consistent efforts count here not some flash in the pan season.

He wasn’t picked for Champions trophy which is a slap on his famous and he’s been non existent in IPL this year.

This is a serious dip and setback very early in his career.

He needs to be humble and actually score runs on a consistent basis to be considered for the future. We have no dearth of talent. A dozen players as good are waiting

 

[Markhor]

Pakistan should first identify the roles required in the team for the conditions instead of plucking names from a hat. Personally I'd like to see this template:

Aggressive Opener
Aggressive Opener
Steady Accumulator
Elite player of spin
Elite player of spin
Finisher
Finger spin bowling AR
Pace bowling AR
Pacer
Pacer
Wrist spinner

Pakistan's batting is Pakistan's batting - the endless posts here won't change the fact we're lightyears behind the world in ball striking and basic technical ability. Better to focus on our bowling to squeeze games.

We've decent spin options to choose from. Saim Ayub and Salman Agha will be in that top five so there's our 6th and 7th bowler to offer additional overs of spin.

Pace combination is more challenging. Haris Rauf can operate in middle overs and death but who'll provide wicket-taking threat with the new ball ? Shaheen and Naseem have been woeful since the last T20 World Cup. Jahandad and Abbas went around the park in NZ. Abbas was also expensive in SA. Akif Javed is an option but not finished article.

We also need a pace bowling AR if we're selecting a specialist spinner, but we haven't produced a decent one since Abdul Razzaq.

 

[kron]

That is a very respectable test record. How many bowlers from our country have a similar record?

Greatest front is, a lot was expected from Jaiswal. He had one good knock in the beginning of the BGT where he was silly enough to sledge Starc who destroyed him for the rest of the tour. We lost embarrassingly and Jaiswal didn’t do great after one big knock.

This is Bharatiya cricket. Longevity amd consistent efforts count here not some flash in the pan season.

He wasn’t picked for Champions trophy which is a slap on his famous and he’s been non existent in IPL this year.

This is a serious dip and setback very early in his career.

He needs to be humble and actually score runs on a consistent basis to be considered for the future. We have no dearth of talent. A dozen players as good are waiting

Check tulla starcs record outside Aus vs top sides
It’s steaming pile of trash

He is a good bowler but not great

He is lucky he plays in bouncy wickets of Aus to stat pad

Indian bowlers don’t get that benefit

 

[Bhaijaan]

Check tulla starcs record outside Aus vs top sides
It’s steaming pile of trash

He is a good bowler but not great

He is lucky he plays in bouncy wickets of Aus to stat pad

Indian bowlers don’t get that benefit

That’s your opinion.

Any fast bowler with 380+ test wickets at 27 something average of a great bowler with a great respectworthy career. This is bowler who’s dominated won dozens of test series for his country and is an absolute war horse.

Again you’re digressing from the original context. Jaiswal is a baby in cricket in front of Starc and it’s not our cricket culture to disregard greatness and make lame comments on the cricket field especially to legit great cricketers.

Starc came back like a boss from that comment to dominate Jaiswal throughout the series. Australia destroyed us and Jaiswal had eventually a poor tour. It certainly had a bit to do with him not being picked for CT 2025. This kid as attitude issues. One decent season mostly playing in home conditions and he thought he was boss enough to sledge a great of the game who’s won matches and tournaments all over the world.

Even in IPL, Starc’a dominated tournament final. Jaiswal hasn’t. He’s still a nobody in cricket and his position in LOI formats is already uncertain and in the IPL also he’s no more one of the top young batters. Sharma, Priyansh etc are dominating and he’s not.

If his attitude stays chhapri, he will be a forgotten figure very soon.

This is Bharat. We produce talented batters in bucket load.
Nobody’s going to miss him

 

[Hellion]

Pakistan should first identify the roles required in the team for the conditions instead of plucking names from a hat. Personally I'd like to see this template:

Aggressive Opener
Aggressive Opener
Steady Accumulator
Elite player of spin
Elite player of spin
Finisher
Finger spin bowling AR
Pace bowling AR
Pacer
Pacer
Wrist spinner

Pakistan's batting is Pakistan's batting - the endless posts here won't change the fact we're lightyears behind the world in ball striking and basic technical ability. Better to focus on our bowling to squeeze games.

We've decent spin options to choose from. Saim Ayub and Salman Agha will be in that top five so there's our 6th and 7th bowler to offer additional overs of spin.

Pace combination is more challenging. Haris Rauf can operate in middle overs and death but who'll provide wicket-taking threat with the new ball ? Shaheen and Naseem have been woeful since the last T20 World Cup. Jahandad and Abbas went around the park in NZ. Abbas was also expensive in SA. Akif Javed is an option but not finished article.

We also need a pace bowling AR if we're selecting a specialist spinner, but we haven't produced a decent one since Abdul Razzaq.

Template is spot on and, ideally, you want to have left-right combinations throughout that lineup until #8 as well.

The problem is one of personnel.

I'm not sure who is ready to don the role of both allrounders or even the finisher now that Iftikhar is out of contention.

 

[ufcfan]

That’s your opinion.

Any fast bowler with 380+ test wickets at 27 something average of a great bowler with a great respectworthy career. This is bowler who’s dominated won dozens of test series for his country and is an absolute war horse.

Again you’re digressing from the original context. Jaiswal is a baby in cricket in front of Starc and it’s not our cricket culture to disregard greatness and make lame comments on the cricket field especially to legit great cricketers.

Starc came back like a boss from that comment to dominate Jaiswal throughout the series. Australia destroyed us and Jaiswal had eventually a poor tour. It certainly had a bit to do with him not being picked for CT 2025. This kid as attitude issues. One decent season mostly playing in home conditions and he thought he was boss enough to sledge a great of the game who’s won matches and tournaments all over the world.

Even in IPL, Starc’a dominated tournament final. Jaiswal hasn’t. He’s still a nobody in cricket and his position in LOI formats is already uncertain and in the IPL also he’s no more one of the top young batters. Sharma, Priyansh etc are dominating and he’s not.

If his attitude stays chhapri, he will be a forgotten figure very soon.

This is Bharat. We produce talented batters in bucket load.
Nobody’s going to miss him

So quick to pass judgement on someone who was in his first tour
People only dream about scoring 100 at Perth
Despite touring first time down under he rakes in 160 to secure a commanding win for India in the first test
He had bad innings between that 100 and a 80 + in last test as expected from someone going their first time
It wasn't a failure for sure

 

[kron]

That’s your opinion.

Any fast bowler with 380+ test wickets at 27 something average of a great bowler with a great respectworthy career. This is bowler who’s dominated won dozens of test series for his country and is an absolute war horse.

Again you’re digressing from the original context. Jaiswal is a baby in cricket in front of Starc and it’s not our cricket culture to disregard greatness and make lame comments on the cricket field especially to legit great cricketers.

Starc came back like a boss from that comment to dominate Jaiswal throughout the series. Australia destroyed us and Jaiswal had eventually a poor tour. It certainly had a bit to do with him not being picked for CT 2025. This kid as attitude issues. One decent season mostly playing in home conditions and he thought he was boss enough to sledge a great of the game who’s won matches and tournaments all over the world.

Even in IPL, Starc’a dominated tournament final. Jaiswal hasn’t. He’s still a nobody in cricket and his position in LOI formats is already uncertain and in the IPL also he’s no more one of the top young batters. Sharma, Priyansh etc are dominating and he’s not.

If his attitude stays chhapri, he will be a forgotten figure very soon.

This is Bharat. We produce talented batters in bucket load.
Nobody’s going to miss him

He played at home in bouncy wickets lmao

At home???
Big deal

Jaiswal still averaged really well in the series

Lma lol destroyed
Lost 4 series in a row to india

India missed shami, harshit dint play all games because moron management don’t know how to pick a squad according to conditions.

Shardul who killed Aus last time dint play

And then we were let down by bozo Rohit fraud and kohli. Put any other A team player and India wins that series too.

We missed 2 of our main bowlers and 2 batsmen from reserve who could have easily done well instead of 2 washed up clowns we played

He is a tulla out side Aus vs big teams

I don’t rate him as a great bowle

Good bowler that’s it

He is ishant level. Peak ishant is actually better

 

[kron]

So quick to pass judgement on someone who was in his first tour
People only dream about scoring 100 at Perth
Despite touring first time down under he rakes in 160 to secure a commanding win for India in the first test
He had bad innings between that 100 and a 80 + in last test as expected from someone going their first time
It wasn't a failure for sure

Jaiswal is a generational talent

Starc is a nothing. Tulla in tests

He is a lee at best in tests

Prime ishant prime umesh prime Zak were all better than this tulla
Who stat pads on bouncy wickets in aus

Give those same pitches to Indian bowlers they would wreak havoc too

 

[Bhaijaan]

Starc won a big test series for Australia at near end of his career

Jaiswal had one good knock and lost the series. Not to mention got royally humiliated against someone on the verge of retirement.

 

[ufcfan]

Starc won a big test series for Australia at near end of his career

Jaiswal had one good knock and lost the series. Not to mention got royally humiliated against someone on the verge of retirement.

Jaiswal also had a 80+,people have failed there despite being 3-4 times there
OUr test side is on verge of transitioning,fast bowling was all about Bumrah and almost no spinner
Batting was Jaiswal,Reddy or bust
We were whitewashed by kiwis not long ago,that says much about our current red ball side comprising 3-4 journeymen

 

[shah_1]

Starc won a big test series for Australia at near end of his career

Jaiswal had one good knock and lost the series. Not to mention got royally humiliated against someone on the verge of retirement.

Jaiswal is the best Indian talent since Sachin, give him time and he will be no 1 batsman in the world soon. It was his first Auatralia tour.

I have no doubt he will be opening with Abishek Sharma in the next WC

 

[Bhaijaan]

Jaiswal is the best Indian talent since Sachin, give him time and he will be no 1 batsman in the world soon. It was his first Auatralia tour.

I have no doubt he will be opening with Abishek Sharma in the next WC

We have high expectations.
To act retardedly after one good knock and losing the test series, getting yourself humiliated by an oldie, that’s not acceptable, brother.

This is a country full of batting talent.
If he can become humble and score consistently, it will be good for him otherwise we will replace him with anyone out there, he’s talented but his place isn’t a sure shot.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Jaiswal also had a 80+,people have failed there despite being 3-4 times there
OUr test side is on verge of transitioning,fast bowling was all about Bumrah and almost no spinner
Batting was Jaiswal,Reddy or bust
We were whitewashed by kiwis not long ago,that says much about our current red ball side comprising 3-4 journeymen

This country doesn’t recognize 80+
Where are the test wins

 

[ufcfan]

This country doesn’t recognize 80+
Where are the test wins

Did you ask the same question when Rohit bhai,Kohli bhai,Jadeja bhai and other bade bhais also failed together?

 

[mominsaigol]

Jaiswal is the best Indian talent since Sachin, give him time and he will be no 1 batsman in the world soon. It was his first Auatralia tour.

I have no doubt he will be opening with Abishek Sharma in the next WC

Lol no he isn't. He's very talented but automatically comparing him to Sachin is the same as automatically comparing Saim Ayub to Ab de villers.

Sachin is an almost impossible standard to measure up to, since he was a child prodigy since 16.

Imo pure talent wise, Sachin is the 2nd most talented player of all time after Viv Richards. Viv is better due to freak reactions.

Other players who are comparable to Sachin such as Ponting, Kohli, Steve Smith( test), aren't more talented then Sachin.

Steve smith is > Sachin in test but mainly due to tactics and awarness, otherwise he's an ugly batter who mistimes everything.

In terms of pure talent their aren't any 16 year old prodigies dominating world class bowlers.

 

[mominsaigol]

Lol no he isn't. He's very talented but automatically comparing him to Sachin is the same as automatically comparing Saim Ayub to Ab de villers.

Sachin is an almost impossible standard to measure up to, since he was a child prodigy since 16.

Imo pure talent wise, Sachin is the 2nd most talented player of all time after Viv Richards. Viv is better due to freak reactions.

Other players who are comparable to Sachin such as Ponting, Kohli, Steve Smith( test), aren't more talented then Sachin.

Steve smith is > Sachin in test but mainly due to tactics and awarness, otherwise he's an ugly batter who mistimes everything.

In terms of pure talent their aren't any 16 year old prodigies dominating world class bowlers.

@Devadwal

Ik you're waiting to say something stupid. Go ahead, entertain me. If you don't respond, thank you for getting me close to 13K reactions, enjoy sitting at 8K reactions.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Did you ask the same question when Rohit bhai,Kohli bhai,Jadeja bhai and other bade bhais also failed together?

Everyone is accountable.
Do you think I don’t root for Jaiswal? I probably back him not than you do. I just demand better. He’s a generational talent and he should do better.

The fact that they didn’t pick him for CT 2025 should hurt him. It’s a slap on his ego.

Come back harder and win us a series in England. I want to praise him when it’s due. I don’t want too make it easy, this is not Bangladesh. We don’t celebrate mediocrity

 

[Bhaijaan]

Lol no he isn't. He's very talented but automatically comparing him to Sachin is the same as automatically comparing Saim Ayub to Ab de villers.

Sachin is an almost impossible standard to measure up to, since he was a child prodigy since 16.

Imo pure talent wise, Sachin is the 2nd most talented player of all time after Viv Richards. Viv is better due to freak reactions.

Other players who are comparable to Sachin such as Ponting, Kohli, Steve Smith( test), aren't more talented then Sachin.

Steve smith is > Sachin in test but mainly due to tactics and awarness, otherwise he's an ugly batter who mistimes everything.

In terms of pure talent their aren't any 16 year old prodigies dominating world class bowlers.

Thanks for coming to my rescue brother. I feel my powers amplified. I feel invincible now.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Sachin wasn’t embarrassing himself in front of a near retirement test bowler by chirping stupid arrogant comments and getting clean bowled for duck the next match by the same bowler and getting owned for the rest of the series. He wasn’t behaving like a low IQ chhapri. He built his reputation in cricket brick by brick as a humble player.

Come at me now that i got Momin Bhai’s back brother.

 

[mominsaigol]

Sachin wasn’t embarrassing himself in front of a near retirement test bowler by chirping stupid arrogant comments and getting clean bowled for duck the next match by the same bowler and getting owned for the rest of the series. He wasn’t behaving like a low IQ chhapri. He built his reputation in cricket brick by brick as a humble player.

Come at me now that i got Momin Bhai’s back brother.

I have huge respect for Tenda and his contributions. I just don't worship him like other Indians and will call out his flaws.

However politics aside, he is the best player to ever play the game. As a player he ranks in the same league as

Viv, Bradman and Sobers.

The reason I'm not putting Steve smith up here is due to Odi cricket. Otherwise in test cricket he is just as good.

 

[mominsaigol]

So quick to pass judgement on someone who was in his first tour
People only dream about scoring 100 at Perth
Despite touring first time down under he rakes in 160 to secure a commanding win for India in the first test
He had bad innings between that 100 and a 80 + in last test as expected from someone going their first time
It wasn't a failure for sure

Australia underestimated India in Perth. They curated a flat track in attempts to nullify Bumrah but it didn't work. Despite a shocking collapse from India in the first innings, Bumrah ensured Australia underwent the same route.

And by the 2nd innings 400+ was scored.

It was only in the subsequent tests that proper wickets were prepared and India had to deal with Steve smith who regained form at the right place and right times.

Smith regaining form and scoring in the 3rd and 4th tests + that one pink ball test ensured india's fate was sealed.

 

[shah_1]

Lol no he isn't. He's very talented but automatically comparing him to Sachin is the same as automatically comparing Saim Ayub to Ab de villers.

Sachin is an almost impossible standard to measure up to, since he was a child prodigy since 16.

Imo pure talent wise, Sachin is the 2nd most talented player of all time after Viv Richards. Viv is better due to freak reactions.

Other players who are comparable to Sachin such as Ponting, Kohli, Steve Smith( test), aren't more talented then Sachin.

Steve smith is > Sachin in test but mainly due to tactics and awarness, otherwise he's an ugly batter who mistimes everything.

In terms of pure talent their aren't any 16 year old prodigies dominating world class bowlers.

Let's agree to disagree

I'm talking about Indian talent only since Sachin, not all over the world

 

[mominsaigol]

Let's agree to disagree

I'm talking about Indian talent only since Sachin, not all over the world

Kohli and Yuvi were more talented then Jaiswal at the same age.

The reason why Jaiswal stands out in test cricket is due to talent drying up. In the past we had players like

Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Ganguly, Ponting, Hayden, Gilly, Justin Langer, Gibbs, De villers, Hashim Amla, Kallis, Lara, Chanderpaul, Jaysuria, Sangakara, Mahela and many many more.

In comparison the top 3 batters of this era are Steve Smith, Root and Williamson. Steve smith is the only exception as an inform Steve Smith is Sachin and Sobers level in test.

But Root is a tier 2 test batsmen, due to England's crap legacy he makes it, but otherwise he isn't even top 10 test batters of early 2000's compared to today him being no 2.

Then you have the likes of Kane Williamson who's no 3, and Williamson is a htb who sucks in other countries. He's a clown in 4 test playing nations.

And besides these 3 we have the likes of Bavuma, Khawaja, Travis Head( poor man version of Warner, and Warner himself was a poor man version of sehwag in test), Brooks (proper Flat track bully who can't play spin for the life of him), Tom latham, Will Young etc etc.

It's very easy for Bumrah to avg 19 when the toughest batsmen he ever faced in test was an inform Smith in the 3rd and 4th tests and he got owned. Besides that the likes of bavuma, Labu, Sam konatas are a joke.

With Kohli and Rohit declining and the whole Pant nonsense getting exposed his hackish technique was bound to get exposed in test eventually, and Shubman Gill just not being suited to test. He's good in odi cause he has good strokes but he's useless in test due to lack of foot work and not being suited to playing test match line and length

It's very easy for Jaiswal to stand out.

I'd like Jaiswal to stand out in that era, it would be extremely difficult to enter the team if Sehwag, Dravid and Sachin are occupying your spots.

And it would be extremely difficult to claim he's talented if he was facing the likes of Steyn, Mcgrath and a few others.

The toughest bowling attack Jaiswal has faced is the aussie attack of an aged Starc, Aged Hazlewood, Aged Cummins and Aged boland.

Not that hard to score centuries against other test oppositions given how poor England, SA, and other teams like wi and Pak are

 

[shah_1]

Kohli and Yuvi were more talented then Jaiswal at the same age.

The reason why Jaiswal stands out in test cricket is due to talent drying up. In the past we had players like

Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Ganguly, Ponting, Hayden, Gilly, Justin Langer, Gibbs, De villers, Hashim Amla, Kallis, Lara, Chanderpaul, Jaysuria, Sangakara, Mahela and many many more.

In comparison the top 3 batters of this era are Steve Smith, Root and Williamson. Steve smith is the only exception as an inform Steve Smith is Sachin and Sobers level in test.

But Root is a tier 2 test batsmen, due to England's crap legacy he makes it, but otherwise he isn't even top 10 test batters of early 2000's compared to today him being no 2.

Then you have the likes of Kane Williamson who's no 3, and Williamson is a htb who sucks in other countries. He's a clown in 4 test playing nations.

And besides these 3 we have the likes of Bavuma, Khawaja, Travis Head( poor man version of Warner, and Warner himself was a poor man version of sehwag in test), Brooks (proper Flat track bully who can't play spin for the life of him), Tom latham, Will Young etc etc.

It's very easy for Bumrah to avg 19 when the toughest batsmen he ever faced in test was an inform Smith in the 3rd and 4th tests and he got owned. Besides that the likes of bavuma, Labu, Sam konatas are a joke.

With Kohli and Rohit declining and the whole Pant nonsense getting exposed his hackish technique was bound to get exposed in test eventually, and Shubman Gill just not being suited to test. He's good in odi cause he has good strokes but he's useless in test due to lack of foot work and not being suited to playing test match line and length

It's very easy for Jaiswal to stand out.

I'd like Jaiswal to stand out in that era, it would be extremely difficult to enter the team if Sehwag, Dravid and Sachin are occupying your spots.

And it would be extremely difficult to claim he's talented if he was facing the likes of Steyn, Mcgrath and a few others.

The toughest bowling attack Jaiswal has faced is the aussie attack of an aged Starc, Aged Hazlewood, Aged Cummins and Aged boland.

Not that hard to score centuries against other test oppositions given how poor England, SA, and other teams like wi and Pak are

I disagree

He is more talented than Kohli, time will tell.

 

[Devadwal]

I disagree

He is more talented than Kohli, time will tell.

Jaiswal is more talented then Virat Kohli at the start of respective career but Kohli achievements are due to his hard works. And I was talking about talents at initial stages.

Everyone ( In india ) knows jaiswal at the age of 15 but that was the not case with Kohli.

Although achieving Kohli greatness is not a cup of tea for everyone including Jaiswal. But Who know so let's see how jaiswal career goes.

 

[kron]

I have huge respect for Tenda and his contributions. I just don't worship him like other Indians and will call out his flaws.

However politics aside, he is the best player to ever play the game. As a player he ranks in the same league as

Viv, Bradman and Sobers.

The reason I'm not putting Steve smith up here is due to Odi cricket. Otherwise in test cricket he is just as good.

Nha he was mentally fragile
Smith then tenda

 

[kron]

Kohli and Yuvi were more talented then Jaiswal at the same age.

The reason why Jaiswal stands out in test cricket is due to talent drying up. In the past we had players like

Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Ganguly, Ponting, Hayden, Gilly, Justin Langer, Gibbs, De villers, Hashim Amla, Kallis, Lara, Chanderpaul, Jaysuria, Sangakara, Mahela and many many more.

In comparison the top 3 batters of this era are Steve Smith, Root and Williamson. Steve smith is the only exception as an inform Steve Smith is Sachin and Sobers level in test.

But Root is a tier 2 test batsmen, due to England's crap legacy he makes it, but otherwise he isn't even top 10 test batters of early 2000's compared to today him being no 2.

Then you have the likes of Kane Williamson who's no 3, and Williamson is a htb who sucks in other countries. He's a clown in 4 test playing nations.

And besides these 3 we have the likes of Bavuma, Khawaja, Travis Head( poor man version of Warner, and Warner himself was a poor man version of sehwag in test), Brooks (proper Flat track bully who can't play spin for the life of him), Tom latham, Will Young etc etc.

It's very easy for Bumrah to avg 19 when the toughest batsmen he ever faced in test was an inform Smith in the 3rd and 4th tests and he got owned. Besides that the likes of bavuma, Labu, Sam konatas are a joke.

With Kohli and Rohit declining and the whole Pant nonsense getting exposed his hackish technique was bound to get exposed in test eventually, and Shubman Gill just not being suited to test. He's good in odi cause he has good strokes but he's useless in test due to lack of foot work and not being suited to playing test match line and length

It's very easy for Jaiswal to stand out.

I'd like Jaiswal to stand out in that era, it would be extremely difficult to enter the team if Sehwag, Dravid and Sachin are occupying your spots.

And it would be extremely difficult to claim he's talented if he was facing the likes of Steyn, Mcgrath and a few others.

The toughest bowling attack Jaiswal has faced is the aussie attack of an aged Starc, Aged Hazlewood, Aged Cummins and Aged boland.

Not that hard to score centuries against other test oppositions given how poor England, SA, and other teams like wi and Pak are

lol at getting owned.

Pakistan sucks
Lanka sucks
W. Indies sucks

Rest all sena teams plus Indi are strong as eff
Been the same in 90s

There were like 3 strong teams and others well mostly weak

Zimboks were modern Bangladesh level

And smith is the goat batsman yes. Bumrah averages very well vs smith btw. You might want to check the stats. Although I don’t necessarily go by stats alone

He also owned travisbhead in that series without a bowling partner

India missed shami badly and also missed Rana/prasidh who dint get selected after pink ball tests. Prasidh did make his debut only in test 5 and it was too late then.

And then not to mention picking useless Rohit and kohli lmao

Washed up has been trash lousy, clumsy, pathetic bunch of losers that they are. Blocking talented players from entering the team.

Put 90s teams vs prime version of smiths/cummins team and prime version of kohlis/rahanes team and likewise for kanes team and see what happens. It’s not even close.

This era is the toughest.

SA at home and on bouncy wickets or seaming wickets are extremely deadly

They are as strong as ever

Their bowling attack is better than any version of their past attacks at full strength.

In batting they are improving. If they had a couple of quality batsmen they would stomp their 90s side with ease. The team which had Steyn philtrundler and Morkel plus kalis smith amla was their best side ever but this team is really not far off their level.

 

[ufcfan]

Sachin wasn’t embarrassing himself in front of a near retirement test bowler by chirping stupid arrogant comments and getting clean bowled for duck the next match by the same bowler and getting owned for the rest of the series. He wasn’t behaving like a low IQ chhapri. He built his reputation in cricket brick by brick as a humble player.

Come at me now that i got Momin Bhai’s back brother.

Lol,looks like you concentrate more on constructing comical sentences rather than thinking twice before posting
Sachin too had his fair share of problems doesn't mean he wasn't great,he was getting embarrassed by McGrath all through his life,now what?

 

[ufcfan]

Australia underestimated India in Perth. They curated a flat track in attempts to nullify Bumrah but it didn't work. Despite a shocking collapse from India in the first innings, Bumrah ensured Australia underwent the same route.

And by the 2nd innings 400+ was scored.

It was only in the subsequent tests that proper wickets were prepared and India had to deal with Steve smith who regained form at the right place and right times.

Smith regaining form and scoring in the 3rd and 4th tests + that one pink ball test ensured india's fate was sealed.

Naah ,that was a decent track Aus shot on their foot by posting even lower than India in the first inns
By the time ,the track became good for batting
Rahul and Jaiswal did quite well in the second inns to not give Aus any reprieve and with passing time it was getting better
India had all sorts of problem from their on,they were overly relying on Bumrah with no support,Siraj with his continuous cricket was literally burnt out
Rohit's pathetic captaincy did the remaining damage,his player selection was plain terrible
He dropped Rana after pink ball test,this impatient approach meant Bumrah had to do all the heavy lifting which was equally let down by batting

 

[Kianig89]

3 days into PSL, business as usual nothing extraordinary so far , the hunt for talunt continues

 

[Markhor]

Is it really that hard for people to stick to a thread topic now ?

OP asking about 2026 T20 WC and folks going on about BGT. Enough of these diversions FGS.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Is it really that hard for people to stick to a thread topic now ?

OP asking about 2026 T20 WC and folks going on about BGT. Enough of these diversions FGS.

First time seeing Markhor bhai angry.

Look at what you all crazy people did.

 

[Devadwal]

Who is Yashasavi Jaiswal?

Isn’t he that arrogant little guy who sledged Mitchel Starc few months back and his career ended afterwards ?

Is it really that hard for people to stick to a thread topic now ?

OP asking about 2026 T20 WC and folks going on about BGT. Enough of these diversions FGS.

Op himself derailed the thread

 

[Hellion]

Kohli and Yuvi were more talented then Jaiswal at the same age.

The reason why Jaiswal stands out in test cricket is due to talent drying up. In the past we had players like

Sachin, Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Ganguly, Ponting, Hayden, Gilly, Justin Langer, Gibbs, De villers, Hashim Amla, Kallis, Lara, Chanderpaul, Jaysuria, Sangakara, Mahela and many many more.

In comparison the top 3 batters of this era are Steve Smith, Root and Williamson. Steve smith is the only exception as an inform Steve Smith is Sachin and Sobers level in test.

But Root is a tier 2 test batsmen, due to England's crap legacy he makes it, but otherwise he isn't even top 10 test batters of early 2000's compared to today him being no 2.

Then you have the likes of Kane Williamson who's no 3, and Williamson is a htb who sucks in other countries. He's a clown in 4 test playing nations.

And besides these 3 we have the likes of Bavuma, Khawaja, Travis Head( poor man version of Warner, and Warner himself was a poor man version of sehwag in test), Brooks (proper Flat track bully who can't play spin for the life of him), Tom latham, Will Young etc etc.

It's very easy for Bumrah to avg 19 when the toughest batsmen he ever faced in test was an inform Smith in the 3rd and 4th tests and he got owned. Besides that the likes of bavuma, Labu, Sam konatas are a joke.

With Kohli and Rohit declining and the whole Pant nonsense getting exposed his hackish technique was bound to get exposed in test eventually, and Shubman Gill just not being suited to test. He's good in odi cause he has good strokes but he's useless in test due to lack of foot work and not being suited to playing test match line and length

It's very easy for Jaiswal to stand out.

I'd like Jaiswal to stand out in that era, it would be extremely difficult to enter the team if Sehwag, Dravid and Sachin are occupying your spots.

And it would be extremely difficult to claim he's talented if he was facing the likes of Steyn, Mcgrath and a few others.

The toughest bowling attack Jaiswal has faced is the aussie attack of an aged Starc, Aged Hazlewood, Aged Cummins and Aged boland.

Not that hard to score centuries against other test oppositions given how poor England, SA, and other teams like wi and Pak are

True. Talent is drying up. Look what Australia is producing these days.

Pure tullas like Travis Head , McGurk, Matt Short and a host of other rubbish players

 

[mominsaigol]

True. Talent is drying up. Look what Australia is producing these days.

Pure tullas like Travis Head , McGurk, Matt Short and a host of other rubbish players

Don't put Travis head name alo g qith mcgurk and short. It ruins your credibility as a poster lol.

 

[ufcfan]

Don't put Travis head name alo g qith mcgurk and short. It ruins your credibility as a poster lol.

Mcgurk will come good in time,lol to all those who dismiss him straightaway
Head too looked uncomfortable earlier but came to his own and became best all format batsmen and biggest lol to those who call Head a tulla
Mcgurk with Aussie system.in place will also come good and contribute in lifting another ICC trophy

 

[mominsaigol]

Mcgurk will come good in time,lol to all those who dismiss him straightaway
Head too looked uncomfortable earlier but came to his own and became best all format batsmen and biggest lol to those who call Head a tulla
Mcgurk with Aussie system.in place will also come good and contribute in lifting another ICC trophy

Indians call Head a tulla cause of jealously and because posters like @Devadwal don't actually know what Tulla/hack/limited slogger means.

Head is a proper batsmen with good offside strokes and a good pull shot. He is slightly weak against offspin and his biggest issue is that he has zero temperament hence he just attacks everything while even the most aggressive players like gayle, Gilly, Jaysuria, Warner, rohit etc had temperament.

However atm Mcgurk Is a hack since he's basically just a baseball player that swings for the fences.

However yes you are right, he has the aussie system behind him and this system usually cultivates medicore talent into solid batsmen and solid bowlers eventually.

However just to point out, Head even in his early days was still a proper batsmen, he wasn't as hackish as Mcgurk currently is.

 

[ufcfan]

Indians call Head a tulla cause of jealously and because posters like @Devadwal don't actually know what Tulla/hack/limited slogger means.

Head is a proper batsmen with good offside strokes and a good pull shot. He is slightly weak against offspin and his biggest issue is that he has zero temperament hence he just attacks everything while even the most aggressive players like gayle, Gilly, Jaysuria, Warner, rohit etc had temperament.

However atm Mcgurk Is a hack since he's basically just a baseball player that swings for the fences.

However yes you are right, he has the aussie system behind him and this system usually cultivates medicore talent into solid batsmen and solid bowlers eventually.

However just to point out, Head even in his early days was still a proper batsmen, he wasn't as hackish as Mcgurk currently is.

I was pointing at Head being just a nobody or someone not in reckoning in his early days,Mcgurk is naturally flamboyant,he's young once he spends time in Sheffield he will be more mature
Indian pitches i must tell you are currently the most inconsistent T20 pitches in the world,for an Aussie youngster like him,it will take time
Many of Aussie greats looked like clowns in India barring few but later they did their homework and became really great

 

[mominsaigol]

I was pointing at Head being just a nobody or someone not in reckoning in his early days,Mcgurk is naturally flamboyant,he's young once he spends time in Sheffield he will be more mature
Indian pitches i must tell you are currently the most inconsistent T20 pitches in the world,for an Aussie youngster like him,it will take time
Many of Aussie greats looked like clowns in India barring few but later they did their homework and became really great

Hope so since you definitely need a 200SR batsmen like him in this era.

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan are doing zilch for T20, 2026 WC no plan to frame players as 15 man squad.
At this stage only Saim & Sufyan are guaranteed in 15.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan are doing zilch for T20, 2026 WC no plan to frame players as 15 man squad.
At this stage only Saim & Sufyan are guaranteed in 15.

Moving on from RizBar was a huge move by PCB.
I think the new team were bit unlucky to be playing their first tour in NZ against one of the very top sides currently.

I see some potential in this Pakistan team, they need to add some pieces though and completely reject the old mentality.

 

[Kianig89]

Moving on from RizBar was a huge move by PCB.
I think the new team were bit unlucky to be playing their first tour in NZ against one of the very top sides currently.

I see some potential in this Pakistan team, they need to add some pieces though and completely reject the old mentality.

Pakistan will be mostly playing Ban Zim WI IRe before t20 wc, so they will be caught in another false dawn.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan will be mostly playing Ban Zim WI IRe before t20 wc, so they will be caught in another false dawn.

Wo are a good opponent in T20s. Rest are meh and will provide you false sense of confidence but you never know maybe that’s what some of these players need.

 

[Ball Blazer]

T20 World Cup 2026: Who’s In and What’s Next in Regional Qualifiers

Attention turns to Regional Finals in 2025 to decide the remaining ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 spots.

As the world enjoyed the first 20-team edition of the Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies in 2024, the make-up of the 2026 T20 World Cup takes shape through Regional Finals across the globe.

Joining the group of automatic qualifiers from 2024, Canada punched their ticket for a tournament return in 2026, thanks to their win at the recently concluded Americas Regional Final on home soil.

The Canadians completed an undefeated run on their road to India and Sri Lanka, brushing off the likes of Bermuda, Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands.

The road to T20 World Cup 2026 continues for Canada and Bermuda.

The 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup is again a 55-match affair, and the tournament will be played out in the same format, with four groups of five, before two Super Eights groups, semi-finals and a final to crown the next champion.

Before that though, the final seven teams for the tournament need to be decided across the remaining three regional finals.

Who is already in for T20 World Cup 2026?

As hosts, Sri Lanka and India take up the first two spots for 2026. From there, the next 10 spots were determined by Super Eight qualifiers at the 2024 edition, and ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings at the 30 June 2024 cut-off date.

Thanks to their strong First Round play and entry to the Super Eights, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the West Indies all secured 2026 T20 World Cup spots, as well as USA, who upstaged Pakistan in a Super Over to steal a Second Round spot in Group A.

Despite missing out on the Super Eights, Pakistan secured their place at the next edition thanks to their T20I ranking, alongside New Zealand and Ireland.

Joining Canada will be the final seven entrants for the 2026 edition via the three remaining regional qualifiers.

Breaking down each region

Africa

• Regional Final: September 19 to October 4
• Qualification Spots Available: 2
• Teams: Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

A region that saw perhaps the biggest upset in regional qualifying in the last cycle when Uganda upstaged regional giants Zimbabwe, there will again be fierce competition when African teams do battle for T20 World Cup 2026 privileges.

Failing to reach the Super Eights stage of T20 World Cup 2024, Uganda and Namibia will enter at the regional final, though it's been a longer road for Zimbabwe, who were forced down a step to sub-regional action after their poor 2024 qualification campaign.

The Zimbabweans were one of 18 nations competing at the first level of qualifying, though were comfortable winners in their six-team group, accounting for the likes of Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia and Kenya.

Kenya too did enough to progress to the regional final, as well as the top two finishers in the other Sub-Regional groups, Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria and Botswana.

Recent history and the rising competition across the continent makes the Africa Qualifier essential viewing, with Zimbabwe enjoying the privilege of Regional Final hosting honours.

Americas

• Regional Final Completed
• T20WC qualification spot taken by Canada

Having featured at last year’s Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean, Canada arrived into the Regional Qualifier as one of the favourites to progress, having also benefited from USA's automatic qualification for T20 World Cup 2026.

The side kickstarted their campaign with a comprehensive win against Bermuda by 110 runs to set the tone, and followed up with a 59-run win against Cayman Islands and a 10-wicket thumping of Bahamas.

The Canadians locked in their spot on the penultimate matchday, beating Bahamas and watching Bermuda lose to the Cayman Islands to put them in an unassailable lead.

The side then closed out with a win over Bermuda on Sunday, finishing three wins clear of their nearest rival for tournament tickets.

Asia/East Asia-Pacific

• Regional Final: October 1 to October 17
• Qualification Spots Available: 3
• Teams: Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Samoa, UAE

The event with perhaps the most intrigue, budding qualifiers across two regions will combine in a nine-team Asia/East Asia-Pacific tournament, with three tournament available.

Almost 16,000 kilometres stretch between Eastern-most Samoa and Western-most Kuwait at the tournament, and the unknowns of opposition and styles of play make this Qualifier arguably the most open.

By virtue of their 2024 T20 World Cup participation, Nepal, Oman and Papua New Guinea were automatic entrants for the hybrid Qualifier, with the other six coming from two Sub-Regional events across each region.

Over in East Asia-Pacific, Samoa shocked the field to win their spot through Sub-Regional Qualifier A, beating out Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji on home soil in Apia.

Caleb Jasmat's side qualified in a final-over thriller on the last day of the competition, beating Vanuatu in a tense defence of 145, breaking the hearts of Cook Islands players watching on having been overtaken by the Samoan victory.

Japan meanwhile strolled to claim top spot in the other East Asia-Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifier, with Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming's side unbeaten in their trip to South Korea, beating out the hosts, Philippines and Indonesia.

Fourteen teams meanwhile took part in Asia Sub-Regionals across two competitions, with Malaysia and Kuwait prevailing in Qualifier A, alongside UAE and Qatar in Group B.

Having moved back to Sub-Regional action, the Emiratis were unbeaten in their group to reach the regional final, while Qatar were able to brush aside fellow building gulf sides Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Malaysia did enough on home soil to progress even after a defeat to Kuwait, whose Net Run Rate was enough to edge Hong Kong. A meeting between Kuwait and Hong Kong was scuppered by inclement weather.

Both Oman and Papua New Guinea will likely field dramatically different sides at the Qualifier to the teams that competed at the last T20 World Cup, though the Omanis' strong form in ODI cricket via Cricket World Cup League 2 point to an imposing outfit despite the extensive shuffles.

Europe

• Regional Final: July 5 to July 11
• Qualification Spots Available: 2
• Teams: Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, Netherlands, Scotland

Squeezing into T20 World Cup 2026 qualification on rankings, Ireland will be relieved to be skipping a tough European pathway for T20 World Cup 2026, where 32 teams put their name into the qualification ring.

Scotland and the Netherlands enter the race at the regional final beginning on July 5, and are joined by the three Sub-Regional winners who prevailed in respective ten-team groups: Italy, Jersey and Guernsey.

The Scots and the Dutch remain favourites to claim the European spots come the regional final, though the three challengers are sure to ask questions.

Italy stormed through their Sub-Regional Qualifier and have a new skipper in former Australian international Joe Burns, who competed for the Azzurri in June upon completing his eligibility period. The side, who would already pose stiff opposition for sides above them on the T20I Rankings, welcome a number of players who qualify to play for the country to bolster their stocks.

Jersey accounted for Norway in the Qualifier B Final to lock in their Regional Final spot, while Guernsey snuck home in a chase of 159 against Denmark for their Regional Final privileges.

Source: https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/men-s-t20-world-cup-picture-clearer-ahead-of-2026-tournament

 

[Devadwal]

ITALY DEFEATED SCOTLAND IN EUROPE QUALIFIERS

Italy has a big chance of Playing in the T20I World Cup 2026 in India & Sri Lanka.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Italy on Brink of T20 World Cup History After Shock Win Over Scotland

Italy pulled off a stunning upset by defeating Scotland by 12 runs in The Hague, moving them a step closer to their maiden T20 World Cup appearance. Now topping the European Regional Qualifier with five points and a superior net run rate (+1.722), Italy needs just a win—or even a narrow loss—against the Netherlands to secure qualification. Former Australian Test cricketer Joe Burns, now leading Italy, praised his team’s resilience after standout performances from Emilio Gay (50 off 21 balls) and Grant Stewart (44\* off 27) set up a defendable total of 167. Despite a 105-run stand between Scotland’s Munsey and Berrington, a late bowling blitz led by Alessandro Manenti’s 5-31 sealed the win. Scotland must now thrash Jersey on Friday and hope Italy falters to stay in the qualification race.

 

[mominsaigol]

ITALY DEFEATED SCOTLAND IN EUROPE QUALIFIERS

Italy has a big chance of Playing in the T20I World Cup 2026 in India & Sri Lanka.

May Italy usher in a new era and become the greatest cricket team in history.

 

[Bhaijaan]

May Italy usher in a new era and become the greatest cricket team in history.

Haven’t seen but Italy team will likely be featuring Rajesh Patel, Usman Khan, Jitesh Solanki, Mohammad Rauf kinda names lol


We need authentic new teams not full of Asian expats

 

[mominsaigol]

Haven’t seen but Italy team will likely be featuring Rajesh Patel, Usman Khan, Jitesh Solanki, Mohammad Rauf kinda names lol


We need authentic new teams not full of Asian expats

Shame, but it is to be expected

 

[sweep_shot]

Hosts are India and Sri Lanka.

Spinners should dominate (particularly in Sri Lanka).

 

[nish_mate]

Banglaistan East Pakistan-to succeed they need to give up cricket

 

[sweep_shot]

Italy is on the verge of qualifying over Scotland!

But, Italy have a tough final game (Netherlands). Scotland have an easy game (Jersey). So, Italy can still get eliminated.

Here is the points table from European qualifier.

 

[Rana]

IMO

The kind of team Pakistan is building, they should go and play in India. They will play better on those decks than the ones in SL

 

[The Bald Eagle]

How to defeat the hosts on a doctored pitch, simple

 

[Devadwal]

How to defeat the hosts on a doctored pitch, simple

Aww World T20 is still 7 months away but Pakistan fan's has already started crying about it.

No matter what will be the condition India will smash Pakistan and others team .

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Aww World T20 is still 7 months away but Pakistan fan's has already started crying about it.

No matter what will be the condition India will smash Pakistan and others team .

One can't get away with cheating all the time ....India got this lesson in 2023

 

[Devadwal]

One can't get away with cheating all the time ....India got this lesson in 2023

WE already move on from 2023 World Cup and already won back to back ICC trophy . We will win 2026 World T20 as well . Rok sako to rok Lena. It's a open challenge to every team.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

WE already move on from 2023 World Cup and already won back to back ICC trophy . We will win 2026 World T20 as well . Rok sako to rok Lena. It's a open challenge to every team.

Simple advice...don't cheat this time like 2023...because those who dig holes for others fall in it. Your T20 team is very strong anyway don't ruin your chances by cheating. You may win it otherwise