Punjab Announces 18 member Squad For Vijay Hazare Trophy: Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 will start from December 24, for which Punjab has announced an 18-member team. Star players like Shubhman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh have been included in this team. At present the name of the captain has not been announced. India will play a series of ODI and T20 matches against New Zealand from January 11, 2026. In such a situation, it is not decided what will be the availability of Gill, Abhishek and Arshdeep.
Shubman Gill out of 2026 T20 World Cup
Shubman Gill has not been included in the Indian team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20 series against New Zealand. However, Abhishek and Arshdeep are part of this T20 team. Apart from these three players, Punjab have selected a strong group of power-hitters and all-rounders including Prabhsimran Singh, Naman Dheer, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Singh and Harpreet Brar. Gurnoor Brar and Krish Bhagat will lead the fast bowling attack.
Against Punjab in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26
Punjab had to face defeat in the quarter-finals of the last season. This team will play all its league matches in Jaipur and the Punjab team will face Maharashtra on December 24, 2025, after which it will face Chhattisgarh in the next match on December 26. On December 29, Punjab will face Uttarakhand, while on December 31, this team will face Himachal Pradesh. Next year, on January 3, 2026, Punjab will face Sikkim, while on January 6, this team will face Goa. He will face the Mumbai team on January 8. Punjab team will play all its 7 league matches in Jaipur. Punjab had to face defeat in the quarter finals last season. Arshdeep was their highest wicket-taker in the 2024-25 season.
Punjab team for Vijay Hazare Trophy:
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Harnoor Pannu, Anmolpreet Singh, Uday Saharan, Naman Dhir, Salil Arora (wicketkeeper), Sanveer Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Jashanpreet Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Harpreet Brar, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Gaurav Chaudhary, Sukhdeep Bajwa.
