It was expected to see a mix of young and experienced players to take part in this year’s Asian Games. But the Ajit Agarkar-led panel seems to have different thoughts. Prioritising the tournament, they have named a full-fledged team for the event.
A few days ago, BCCI released a 30-member extended list of players for the event. The 30-member long list had several emerging players like Anukul Roy, Ayush Badon, Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Harsh Dubey, and Sooryavanshi. It is sure that the Board of Control for Cricket in India had thoughts about creating a team with multiple budding talents, and with those who have experienced but barely get an opportunity to represent the country.
India squad for Asian Games 2026: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Jasprit Bumrah.
Why does BCCI send a full-strength Team India for the event?
Pakistan will be there in the Asian Games 2026 to face India. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), led by Mohsin Naqvi, can send a strong team to the event to claim the title. Team India is the defending champion, so by any means, they will not want to let the title go. Basically, BCCI does not want to take any risk during their title defence.
BCCI set to crash Pakistan in Asian Games
"Usually, second-tier teams have been sent to the Asian Games, but with cricket's inclusion in the Olympics and the opportunity to thrash Pakistan again there in mind, the decision was made to send a strong team there,” it further reads.
— Abhishek Tripathi / अभिषेक त्रिपाठी (@abhishereporter) June 6, 2026
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