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Indian captain and one of the finest batters of all time. Suryakumar Yadav shares something important about team Indias playing XI ahead of the first T20I against the USA in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026. Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson who will open for Team India? Team India will play their first match of the tournament against the USA on Saturday February 7. However the skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that star Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan will open the batting in the tournament and will not bat below number three. He would not play below number three. Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samsons performance against NZ However this statement by Suryakumar Yadav might end discussion of choosing between Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson. Before the ICC Mens T20 World Cup team India faced New Zealand in a T20I series where Sanju Samson showcased a poor batting performance and made his chances low to be added to the playing XI. In five match series Samson scored only 46 runs. On the other hand the man in form Ishan Kishan showcased great batting performances as in the four matches Kishan scored 215 runs at a brilliant strike rate including a century and a fifty. SKY on Ishan Kishans batting position Speaking about his performance against South Africa in the warm-up game he opened the innings for the Indian team and continued his form as in the T20I series against New Zealand. Kishan became a headache for the South African bowling-up as he smashed 53 runs off 20 balls with two fours and seven sixes. Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav praised Ishan Kishan and declared his chances to open in the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026. Definitely (on if Ishan will open). The way he has played cricket in the last five T20s it was an international game so he show a lot. But if you look at the domestic cricket he was playing. The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 (517 runs in 10 innings with two centuries and two fifties). He batted like this in that too. And he came here and carried the same thing. Even though he got an opportunity at number 3 he opened in the warm-up game yesterday. So I hope he keeps batting like this. Whatever position he plays. He wont play below 3 but whatever opportunity he gets he will keep batting like this he added.