\u2022 UAE are placed in Group D in the 20-team tournament. The group also includes Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa<\/p>\n
\u2022 Former Pakistan fast bowler Yasir Arafat (27 international matches for Pakistan) has joined the squad as fast bowling coach for the tournament.
\nDubai, 30 January 2026: UAE\u2019s seasoned opener Muhammad Waseem will lead UAE in their ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign. UAE will begin their tournament journey on Sunday 1 February, with the team\u2019s departure to Chennai, India from Dubai.
\nUAE are placed in Group D in the 20-team tournament. The group also includes Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. UAE will play two warm-up matches in Chennai (against Nepal on Tuesday, 3 February and Friday, 6 February versus Italy) as well as their opening match of the tournament against New Zealand on Tuesday, 10 February. The squad will then travel to Delhi where they play their remaining three Group D matches.
\nUAE will take on Canada on Friday, 13 February and Afghanistan on Monday, 16 February. Their last Group D match is against South Africa which will be played on Wednesday, 18 February. The ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eights stage will commence on Saturday, 21 February.
\nThe UAE squad includes three players from the team that competed in the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2022 (Australia) \u2013 UAE\u2019s last T20 World Cup appearance. Besides Waseem, Alishan Sharafu and Junaid Siddique made the trip to Australia.
\nThe richly experienced Waseem has remained UAE\u2019s captain for the last three years, in his 92-match career, the right-hander has led the side in 66 matches.
\nMeanwhile, former Pakistan fast bowler Yasir Arafat (27 international matches for Pakistan) has joined the squad as fast bowling coach for the tournament. Since taking up coaching at the end of his playing career, Yasir has coached various national teams and prominent franchises from around the world.
\nThe 43-year old will work with the UAE team during the World Cup and the preceding two-match T20I series against Ireland \u2013 the second T20I will be played at the Dubai International Stadium tomorrow.
\nZimbabwe\u2019s Stanley Chioza (former High Performance Coach and National Technical Staff, Zimbabwe Cricket) – will serve as team\u2019s fielding coach for the tournament.
\nUAE squad for ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Muhammad Waseem (captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan and Simranjeet Singh.<\/p>\n
Support Staff: Amjad Ezzi (team manager), Lalchand Rajput (head coach), Yasir Arafat (fast bowling coach), Stanley Chioza (fielding coach), Azharuddin Qureshi (strength and conditioning coach), Dr Abhijeet Salvi (team doctor), Manipreet Sidhu (video analyst), Emmad Hameed (media manager) and Manish Pardeshi (physiotherapist).<\/p>\n
ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, UAE\u2019s Group D match schedule:
\nTuesday, 10 February \u2013 New Zealand vs UAE, Chennai.
\nFriday, 13 February \u2013 Canada vs UAE, Delhi.
\nMonday, 16 February \u2013 Afghanistan vs UAE, Delhi.
\nWednesday, 18 February \u2013 South Africa vs UAE, Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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