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India squad for Asian Games 2026: Full list of players as India look to defend Asian Games gold
India will enter the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, as the reigning champions in menβs cricket after their gold medal win in the last edition of the event.
In light of the fact that the national team has a full international fixture schedule during this time period, the BCCI may opt to play with a squad consisting of both experienced players and new faces.
On Saturday, Indian selectors announced the squad for the Asian Games.
Cricket at the Asian Games will follow the T20 format this year.
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India squad for Asian Games 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, one of the teenage sensations of IPL 2026, is among the notable players in this list. Meanwhile, experienced players such as Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill have been excluded.
- Shreyas Iyer (captain)
- Tilak Varma (vice captain)
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Abhishek Sharma
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Axar Patel
- Harshit Rana
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Washington Sundar
- Arshdeep Singh
- Shivam Dube
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
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Indiaβs schedule at Asian Games 2026
The menβs cricket tournament at the Asian Games will be played in T20 format, running alongside Indiaβs home series against the West Indies, which means the BCCI is likely to field two separate squads.
| Event | Dates | Format | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games 2026 | September 24 - October 3, 2026 | T20 | Aichi-Nagoya, Japan |
Indiaβs overlapping commitments will force careful workload management across formats, particularly for all-format players.
