ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is knocking at the door. The tournament is scheduled to begin on February 7 with India and Sri Lanka as the host nations. India will also be one of the favorites to win the trophy in this edition, as they have a lot of firepower in their armoury.
Explosive batsmen like Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya – all of them have the potential to score the most runs in the tournament if they are able to perform to their potential. Team India has been playing with dominance in this format for some time now.
Who will be the highest run scorer in ICC T20 World Cup 2026?
They have claimed 3 consecutive wins against New Zealand and have also easily captured the ongoing 5-match T20 series with two matches still to be played. On the social media platform ‘X’, Star Sports recently shared a video where viewers can see former cricketers naming their favorite Team India batsman who could be the best performer in the T20 World Cup 2026.
If we look at the recent performance, T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav as well as Abhishek Sharma are the natural choices of many former cricket experts.
Uncertainty regarding Tilak Verma
The surprising thing is that some people have also chosen Tilak Verma. There is no doubt about the batting credibility of Tilak Verma. But it was his recent medical condition that created an air of uncertainty around the middle-order batsman.
A few days ago, Verma had to undergo surgery; Since then, he has remained out of any competitive matches. He was expected to feature in the India vs New Zealand 5-match T20 series, but BCCI informed us that Shreyas Iyer will continue in place of Verma for the bilateral series. Verma will join the team before the tournament.
Despite the uncertainty and his batting position, which is usually in the middle order, former India cricketers Mohammad Kaif and Sanjay Bangar named him as the probable highest run-scorer.
Strong fight between Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma
While Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa are inclined towards captain Suryakumar Yadav, who has played some brilliant innings for Team India against New Zealand to win after recovering from a long-lasting bad phase.
Aakash Chopra, Anil Kumble and Cheteshwar Pujara believe that explosive and in-form opener Abhishek Sharma will take the leading run-scorer spot in the T20 World Cup 2026.
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india t20 world cup 2026 squad
BCCI has already announced the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team, and Axar Patel will serve as his deputy. The team has world No. 1 T20I batsmen and bowlers like Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakravarthy. Furthermore, the depth in the side makes the Men in Blue strong favorites to win the competition.
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