The selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar has announced India’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games, set to take place at Korogi Athletic Park in Japan during September and October. The selectors met in Mumbai on Saturday, June 6, to finalise the travelling team.
The side will be captained by new T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer, who replaces Suryakumar Yadav as leader. Suryakumar has also been left out of the squad. Several members of India’s World Cup-winning squad have been included, including Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah also returns to the squad after being rested for the home series against Afghanistan and the T20I assignments against England and Ireland following a busy first half of the year. Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has not been included in the squad, ruling him out of all of India’s upcoming overseas assignments.
Another notable absentee is all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who recently picked up a back injury during the latter stages of the 2026 IPL. However, he has been named in the ODI squad after reportedly clearing his fitness test ahead of the home series against Afghanistan.
Here's a look at #TeamIndia's squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Japan this September 👏#AsianGames pic.twitter.com/euMfmhWEcN
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2026
Team India squad for Asian Games 2026
Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Jasprit Bumrah
Team India Won Gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou
For the previous edition of the Asian Games in 2022, the Board of Control for Cricket in India sent a second-string Indian squad led by Ruturaj Gaikwad. After earning direct entry into the quarter-finals through seeding, India defeated Nepal and Bangladesh before taking on Afghanistan in the final.
The Men in Blue eventually claimed the gold medal following a rain-affected summit clash. The 2026 Asian Games are set to be held from September 17 to October 3.
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