The T20 World Cup 2026 was a milestone for Indian cricket. Team India became the first team in history to win the trophy for the record third time. Success was achieved through collective effort. Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Ishan Kishan – all of them contributed to the victorious campaign.
A few weeks after the final of the tournament, the players joined their respective franchises for the IPL 2026 season. Some brilliant players, who were key parts of the T20 World Cup-winning team, are struggling with form in IPL 2026.
Performance in IPL can affect the selection process. If the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel selects the T20 squad for IPL 2026 based on form, many star cricketers will definitely lose their places in the team. Based on current form, which players deserve to be dropped from India’s T20 International squad? let’s take a look.
3 players whose IPL 2026 form can knock India out:
1. Suryakumar Yadav
There has been a huge decline in the performance of Suryakumar Yadav since the last quarter of 2025. His IPL 2025 with Mumbai Indians was remarkable; After this, Yadav’s bat remained mostly quiet. If the selection process is conducted on the basis of IPL 2026 performances, the captain of the Indian national cricket team in the T20I format should be dropped from the national camp. So far in the IPL 2026 season, the 35-year-old has scored only 106 runs at an average of 21.20 in 5 matches and 5 innings, whereas his batting average for Mumbai Indians last season was 65.18.
Suryakumar Yadav’s last 5 IPL 2026 matches:
vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): 16
vs Delhi Capitals (DC): 51
vs Rajasthan Royals (RR): 6
vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): 33
vs Punjab Kings (PBKS): 0
2. Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh is another batsman who made his name as a prolific finisher with Kolkata Knight Riders before playing with the Men in Blue. In 2023, the year she made her T20I debut, Rinku scored 262 runs while maintaining a batting average of 65.50. The following year, the average dropped to 35.00, while in 2025, his batting average was only 21.50. His batting average so far in 2026 is 28.75.
The 28-year-old’s recent performance with KKR has also been far from expectations, as he has scored only 79 runs in 5 innings.
Rinku Singh’s innings in IPL 2026:
vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: 35
vs punjab kings:–
vs Lucknow Super Giants: 4
vs Chennai Super Kings: 6
vs Gujarat Titans: 1
3. Varun Chakraborty
The mystery spinner’s poor form remains a topic of discussion among cricket fans and cricket experts. Since the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2026, Varun’s performance graph has been gradually declining. In the ongoing Indian Premier League season, most of the batsmen of the opposing team did not feel any hesitation in taking on the 34-year-old. So far in IPL 2026, he has played only 4 out of 6 matches for KKR and has taken only 2 wickets. He got both these wickets against Gujarat Titans. During this period his economy rate was 10.69.
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