25 November,2025 08:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
ICC chairman Jay Shah along with T20 World Cup 2024-winning Team India captain Rohit Sharma (Pic: X/@ICC)
Ahead of Men's T20 World Cup 2026, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the venues for the global showpiece. The marquee event will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
Five venues in India have been finalised: the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
On the other hand, the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, and Sinhalese Sports Club will witness the clash in Sri Lanka.
The incumbent ICC Chairman, Jay Shah, shared a post on his official social media handle, in which he announced that veteran Team India opening batsman Rohit Sharma would be the brand ambassador for the event.
He also said that the board could not have found a better representative than the previous edition's winning captain and a player who has featured in all nine editions of the global showpiece.
"It's my honour to announce that @ImRo45 is the tournament ambassador for the upcoming @T20WorldCup in India & Sri Lanka. There can be no better representative for the event than the winning captain of the 2024 T20 World Cup, and a player who has been in all nine editions so far," the post read.
The full schedule of the event has also been announced. The tournament's opening clash will be played between Pakistan and the Netherlands on February 7 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
"The schedule for ICC Men's @T20WorldCup 2026 is here! The matches and groups were unveiled at a gala event in Mumbai led by ICC Chairman @JayShah, and with new tournament ambassador @ImRo45 and Indian team captains @surya_14kumar and Harmanpreet Kaur in attendance," read the post.
