Pakistan begin the year with an overseas tour to Sri Lanka, where they will play three T20Is in Dambulla.
Rohit Sharma started his journey for India in ICC events with the 2007 T20 World Cup, while Kohli debuted at an ICC World Cup in 2011.
India will be playing only four Test matches in 2026, which will be their lowest number of red-ball matches in recent years
Mitchell Owen and Ben Dwarshuis have missed out on a place in the preliminary squad for the T20 World Cup.
Mitchell Starc finished as the top wicket-taker of 2025 after he took 55 wickets in 22 Test innings across 11 matches. His best figures were 7/58, averaging 17.32
Varun Chakravarthy took 36 wickets in 18 T20I innings across 20 matches for India
Matt Henry took 31 wickets in 13 ODI innings in 2025, playing 13 matches. His best bowling in an innings was 5/42, averaging 18.58
The 2026 T20 World Cup will feature twenty teams competing in four groups of five teams each
A key reason for Test cricket's enduring appeal is the art of constructing an innings, where scoring isn't about momentary bursts but sustained excellence
Notably, the top positions on the list are occupied by players from associate nations who play almost all their matches in the 20-over format
Star batter Virat Kohli was India's top run-scorer in ODIs in 2025, proving he is still one of the best white-ball players the nation has to offer
Mumbai Indians have begun laying the groundwork for their WPL 2026 campaign, with the first session taking place on Tuesday at the franchise's training base in Bengaluru
Deepti's climb in T20Is has also boosted her to third position on the all-time wickets list in Women's international cricket
The appointment spans a defined short-term window, running from mid-December 2025 to late January 2026
Bradman's 1947-48 run in Tests against India remains one of the most lopsided batting masterclasses in series history
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma led India's batting charge in T20Is in 2025, proving the future of Indian cricket is in safe hands
WPL 2026 will run from January 9 to February 5, split across Navi Mumbai and Vadodara in a two-leg format
Kohli's Vijay Hazare appearance for Delhi against Andhra last week was his first non-ODI List A outing since 2013
Beams represented Australia from 2014 to 2017, featuring in one Test, 30 ODIs and 18 T20Is, along with 45 matches in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)
Kohli's inclusion for the January 6 clash illustrates his commitment to match practice ahead of the New Zealand series, which begins on January 11 in Vadodara