Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Prince Yadav Could Return as India Weighs T20I Changes
India may change its team for the second T20 cricket match against the West Indies.
The match is scheduled to be played in Ranchi on Thursday.
Prince Yadav could return after missing about three months with an injury.
Mayank Yadav gave away 40 runs in the first match, but he also took an important wicket.
Sanju Samson has had several low scores recently.
That could give young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi another chance, but the team has continued to back Samson.
The article’s predicted team includes Prince and Samson, but not Mayank or Sooryavanshi.
These are predictions, not a confirmed team announcement.
India could bring fit-again pacer Prince Yadav back for the second T20I against the West Indies.
Mayank Yadav conceded 40 runs in four overs in the first match, though he also dismissed Sherfane Rutherford.
The match is scheduled for Thursday at the JSCA International Cricket Stadium in Ranchi.
Sanju Samson has scored 9, 7, 2 and 11 in his last four games after a fifty against Afghanistan.
The article’s probable XI includes Samson and Prince Yadav, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mayank Yadav left out.
- Who
- India and the West Indies; Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are among the players discussed.
- What
- India could make changes to its playing XI for the second T20I.
- When
- Thursday; the article was published on October 8, 2026.
- Where
- JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi.
- Why
- Prince Yadav is fit again after an injury, while Mayank Yadav was India's most expensive bowler in the first T20I; Samson's recent scores have also prompted discussion of a possible batting change.
Arguments for a change
Reasons to retain the existing choices
Prince Yadav or Mayank Yadav
Arguments for a change
Prince Yadav could return now that he is fit, while Mayank conceded 40 runs in four overs in the first T20I.
Reasons to retain the existing choices
Mayank also dismissed Sherfane Rutherford, and the article presents Prince's return as a possibility rather than a confirmed selection.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi or Sanju Samson
Arguments for a change
Sooryavanshi could get another opportunity after Samson's recent scores of 9, 7, 2 and 11.
Reasons to retain the existing choices
India has continued to back Samson and has kept its established opening pair; the article says a change is unlikely.
- Series
- Five-match T20I series between India and the West Indies
- Match
- Second T20I
- Venue
- JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi
- Prince Yadav
- Could return after three months out following an injury in the July T20I series in Zimbabwe
- Mayank Yadav
- Conceded 40 runs in four overs and dismissed Sherfane Rutherford in the first T20I
- Sanju Samson
- Recent scores listed as 9, 7, 2 and 11, following a fifty against Afghanistan
- India's probable XI
- Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Prince Yadav and Arshdeep Singh