Will Team India prefer Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson for global showpiece?

Updated On: 30 January, 2026 06:21 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, will Team India prefer Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson for the wicket-keeper`s role? Here`s all you need to know (Pics: X/File Pic)

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Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, will Team India prefer Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson for the wicket-keeper`s role? Here`s all you need to know (Pics: X/File Pic)

<p>The T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to begin from February 7 and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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The T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to begin from February 7 and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Ahead of the global showpiece, it will be interesting to see if Team India`s management will prefer Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson for the wicket-keeper`s role <em><strong><span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(Pic: X/@IamSanjuSamson/@ishankishan51)</span></strong></em></p>

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Ahead of the global showpiece, it will be interesting to see if Team India`s management will prefer Ishan Kishan over Sanju Samson for the wicket-keeper`s role (Pic: X/@IamSanjuSamson/@ishankishan51)

<p>So far, Kishan has represented India in 35 T20I matches and has garnered 908 runs. His top score in the format is 89 runs <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">@ishankishan51)</span></strong></em></p>

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So far, Kishan has represented India in 35 T20I matches and has garnered 908 runs. His top score in the format is 89 runs (Pic: X/@ishankishan51)

<p>On the other hand, Samson has donned India`s T20I jersey on 56 occasions. Having scored 1072 runs, the right-handed batsman has also registered a career best score of 111 runs <em><strong>(Pic: <span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">X/@IamSanjuSamson</span>)</strong></em></p>

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On the other hand, Samson has donned India`s T20I jersey on 56 occasions. Having scored 1072 runs, the right-handed batsman has also registered a career best score of 111 runs (Pic: X/@IamSanjuSamson)

<p>Considering the recent performances of both players in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, Kishan has taken an edge over Samson <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">@ishankishan51)</span></strong></em></p>

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Considering the recent performances of both players in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, Kishan has taken an edge over Samson (Pic: X/@ishankishan51)

<p>The Kerala-born cricketer is also struggling with a string of low scores. However, his chances in the global showpiece seem less compared to those of Kishan <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">@IamSanjuSamson</span>)</strong></em></p>

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The Kerala-born cricketer is also struggling with a string of low scores. However, his chances in the global showpiece seem less compared to those of Kishan (Pic: X/@IamSanjuSamson)

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