Hong Kong Sixes 2026: Full India squad, teams, groups and updated players breakdown

All-rounder Krunal Pandya will be in charge of Team India in Hong Kong Sixes. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI

The Hong Kong Sixes will feature 12 teams competing in 25 matches over three days at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok. Hong Kong will face Australia in the opening match.

The teams are divided into four groups: Australia, Hong Kong and England (A); Bangladesh, Scotland and Sri Lanka (B); India, Pakistan and the UAE (C); and Afghanistan, South Africa and Oman (D). The group winners will advance to the semifinals.

India will be led by Krunal Pandya, while defending champion Pakistan will be captained by Abbas Afridi. John Simpson will lead England, with Chris Green at the helm of Australia.

Matches will follow a six-a-side, six-overs-per-innings format, with every player except the wicketkeeper required to bowl.

Hong Kong Sixes 2026 – Full Squads

India

Krunal Pandya (captain), Shashank Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Kulwant Khejroliya.

Pakistan

Abbas Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Muhammad Shahzad, Saad Masood.

Australia

Chris Green (captain), Jack Wood, Max Bryant, Nick Hobson, Kane Richardson, Alex Ross, Matt Kelly.

Hong Kong, China

Yasim Murtaza (captain), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Ehsan Khan, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana.

Bangladesh

Abu Hider Rony (captain), Sabbir Rahman, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Chowdhury Md Rizwan, Ahrar Amin, Md Samiun Basir Ratul, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury.

Sri Lanka

Sangeeth Cooray (captain), Sachitha Jayatilake, Ravindu Fernando, Vishen Halambage, Movin Subasinghe, Muditha Lakshan, Chamindu Wijesinghe.

Afghanistan

Gulbadin Naib (captain), Sedio Pacha, Imran Mir, Karim Janat, Nangeyalai Khan, Farmanullah Safi, Abdul Rahman.

South Africa

Ayabulela Gqamane (captain), Jorich van Schalkwyk, Steve Stolk, Abdullah Bayoumy, Alindile Mhletywa, Heath Richards, Blake Simpson.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Khalid Shah (captain), Ansh Tandon, Maroof Merchant, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Zuhaib, Zahid Ali.

England

John Simpson (captain), Edward Barnard, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Carson, Martin Andersson, Daniel Mousley, Nathan Gilchrist.

Scotland

Finlay McCreath (captain), Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis, Mackenzie Jones, Michael Leask, Lyle Robertson, Safyaan Sharif.

Oman

Syed Aamir Kaleem (captain), Shafiq Jan, Usman Ali, Zohaib Amanat, Sami Hassan, Akbar Ali, Muhammad Muzahir.