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This time India and Sri Lanka are hosting the T20 World Cup 2026 together. While all eyes are on the Indian team playing in the blue jersey in the tournament, about 40 such players are also in the news, whose roots are linked to India. These players of Indian origin are playing for different countries and are making a special mark in the tournament with their strong performance.

Canada has the highest number of players of Indian origin in the T20 World Cup 2026. Canada has 11 players, USA has 9, UAE and Oman have 7 players each, New Zealand and Netherlands have 2 players each, while South Africa, West Indies and Italy have 1 player each.

6 players made their mark

At the time of writing, eight matches of the T20 World Cup 2026 have been played. So far, a total of six players of Indian origin have made their mark. There is one player each from Netherlands and Oman, while USA has four players. It is worth noting that Canada has not yet started its campaign in this tournament.

Netherlands off-spinner Aryan Dutt took two wickets against Pakistan and also scored 13 runs for the team in the last overs. At the same time, Vinayak Shukla of Oman scored an important 28 runs against Zimbabwe. In the USA vs India match, Milind Kumar scored 34 runs, while Sanjay Krishnamurthy and Shubham Ranjan scored 37 runs each. American bowler Harmeet Singh also took two wickets against India.

Some players are also captains

Some players of Indian origin are also captaining their teams in the T20 World Cup 2026. Canada is captained by Dilpreet Bajwa, USA is captained by Monck Patel and Oman is captained by Jatinder Singh.