Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|18-01-2026
Italy team announced. (Photo-Getty)
T20 World Cup 2026: T20 World Cup 2026 is to be played from February 7 to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Many teams have announced their squads for this tournament. Now the name of another team has been included in it. The special thing is that this team is going to be a part of the T20 World Cup for the first time. This team has announced a strong squad of 15 players, which also includes a star player who has played for South Africa.
This player will play for another country
Taking a big step in the history of cricket, Italy has announced its 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2026.
Italy has handed over the responsibility of captaincy to Wayne Madsen, who is an experienced batsman of the team and has been playing for Italy for a long time. Madsen has been made the captain in place of former Australian cricketer Joe Burns. Who have been dropped from the team. At the same time, the most surprising name in the team is that of former South African all-rounder JJ Smuts.JJ Smuts has been a part of South Africa's international team. Smuts has played 13 T20 and 6 ODI matches for South Africa.
He played the last international match for South Africa in the year 2021. But now he will be seen playing for the Italian team, which can be very useful for Italy. Let us tell you, Italy's team is in Group C, where they will have strong teams like two-time champions England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Nepal. At the same time, Italy's first match will be against Bangladesh on 9 February at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.Italy team for T20 World Cup 2026:
Wayne Madsen (captain), Marcus Campopiano (wk), Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Christian George, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smits, Grant Stewart, Thomas Dreka.
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