Overview
- Canada’s 15-player squad is led by Dilpreet Bajwa and was published by the ICC for the February tournament in India and Sri Lanka.
- The roster includes Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Buttar, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva and Yuvraj Samra.
- Canada qualified by winning the Americas Regional Final in June 2025, chasing 132 against Bermuda to win by six wickets in 15.4 overs.
- Bowling standouts from qualifying were off-spinner Shivam Sharma with 11 wickets at an average of 7.81 and left-arm pacer Kaleem Sana with 10 at 7.50.
- Canada is drawn in Group D with South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan and the UAE, while Afghanistan has added batting coach Toby Radford and strength and conditioning trainer Robert Ahmun ahead of a three-match T20I series against the West Indies.