As many as nine members of India’s squad that won the men’s cricket gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games have reportedly been included in a 30-man probable list for this year’s continental event, scheduled to be held in September. Among the notable inclusions are 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer, while T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav has missed out.
The BCCI has shared the list of probables with the organisers of the 2026 Asian Games, from which a final 15-member squad will be selected. The men’s cricket competition is scheduled to be held from September 24 to October 3.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who captained India to gold at the previous edition of the Games, has also been included despite not having played a T20I since India’s tour of Zimbabwe in July 2024.
The men’s cricket competition at this year’s Asian Games will overlap with India’s three-match ODI series against the West Indies at home, which is scheduled from September 27 to October 3. With India head coach Gautam Gambhir expected to be occupied with the ODI assignments, he will not travel to Japan for the continental event. Batting great VVS Laxman is expected to take charge of the side instead.
