The hosts head into the tournament with their sights set on a historic third title.
Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in an ICC event for the first time, while Axar Patel has been appointed vice-captain following the omission of Shubman Gill.
India's squad for T20 World Cup 2026: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.