Suryakumar Yadav IN, Jasprit Bumrah OUT! List of Indian players shortlisted for cricket in Asian Games 2026

Suryakumar Yadav is expected to captain India in Asian Games 2026.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are making sure that they start preparing for Asian Games 2026 even though ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is underway. As per the reports in Times of India, it is learned that the governing body has shortlisted a few players for the tournament and is actively looking forward to sending the men’s and women’s teams.

The Asian Games 2026 will take place in Japan from September 19 to October 4, 2026. It will be held in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture’s capital Nagoya. A total of ten men’s teams and eight women’s teams from Asia will participate in the cricket competition. Korogi Athletic Park in Nagoya will host the cricket events.

BCCI has sent the names of major cricketers in both categories to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). All the players will be added to the Indian contingent list, which will be submitted to the organising committee at the end of March.

Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma to be part of Indian team for Asian Games 2026 – Reports

According to a report by The Times of India (TOI), Suryakumar Yadav will captain the Indian team and key players like Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Arshdeep Singh will be part of the side.

“India will send its ‘A’ team when the final names are decided at the end of May. The BCCI has sent the names of leading men and women cricketers to the IOA. All the top cricketers will be available for selection,” a source informed TOI.

According to the source, the men’s long list includes:

Suryakumnar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Rinku Singh.

Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India Women’s team- Reports

Moreover, the Indian Women’s team will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur and players like Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, and Sree Charani will be key members of the side.

“India are the defending champions, having won gold in both men’s and women’s categories at the Hangzhou Asiad in 2023. With the inclusion of cricket at the LA Games, multisport events such as the Asiad and Olympics have become important,” the source further added.

Meanwhile, India won the gold medal in the previous edition of Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad.

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