Sanju Samson: The excitement of the ICC T20 World Cup has now reached its peak. With this, the discussion regarding the playing 11 of the teams has intensified. The situation now seems to be changing regarding wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson, who was considered India’s first choice wicketkeeper batsman in the T20 series against New Zealand till last month. It is being claimed in many media reports that Samson may be out of India’s playing 11 in the T20 World Cup 2026. In his place, the management can express confidence in Ishan Kishan.

Sanju Samson may be dropped from the playing 11!

Before the start of ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Indian team’s wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson was considered the first choice of the team management. It was almost certain that he would play in the playing 11 in the upcoming World Cup. However, now the picture seems to be changing. In the warm-up match played against South Africa on Wednesday, the management expressed confidence in Ishan Kishan in his place.

Ishan Kishan, who came to open the innings in the practice match, looked in tremendous form, where he caught everyone’s attention by playing an explosive inning of 53 runs in just 21 balls. Even before this, he was seen in tremendous form against New Zealand and had also scored a century. After this, speculations were being made that Samson might be dropped from the playing 11. The suspense has increased in place of Sanju after Ishan Kishan opened in the warm-up match.

Sanju is continuously flopping

Sanju Samson’s performance in the recent five-match T20 series played against New Zealand has been very disappointing. Despite getting opportunities in the playing 11 continuously, he has proved to be a flop. He has been able to score only 46 runs in five matches against the Kiwi team. After this it is believed that Samson may be dropped from the playing 11. Whereas Ishan Kishan is continuously creating a stir with his return to the T20 team. This is the reason why his place in the playing-11 of T20 World Cup 2026 is considered confirmed.

India’s probable playing 11 for T20 World Cup 2026

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty.