The 2026 Asian Games will be one of the most important tournaments that India will play throughout the year. The Squad that has been picked is the strongest possible squad. The BCCI wants the Gold Medal and this team can do that. There are a few changes in this squad as compared to the Ireland and England T20I Series. The 2026 Asian Games will take place from 19th September till 4th October.
Let’s look at the Indian Cricket Team Squad for Asian Games 2026
Shreyas Iyer – Captain
Batters
Tilak Verma (VC)
Abhishek Sharma
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Wicket Keepers
Sanju Samson
Ishan Kishan
All Rounders
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Shivam Dube
Axar Patel
Washington Sundar
Fast Bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah
Harshit Rana
Arshdeep Singh
Spinners
Varun Chakravarthy
Ravi Bishnoi
Talking Points from the Squad
India have selected the Strongest possible Squad to win the Gold Medal at Asian Games 2026.
Jasprit Bumrah is in this team in place of Prince Yadav. He is not in the Ireland and England T20I Series.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will get to play in his first ever Multi country tournament.
Shreyas Iyer will be the captain for Team India at the Asian Games.
Mohammad Siraj has been given a rest and Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will be the fast bowlers along with Jasprit Bumrah.
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Tilak Verma will be the batters for India.
Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi will be the spinners for India at the Asian Games.
