Asian Games: Bumrah, Sooryavanshi in; Iyer captain of India men’s squad

2 min readJun 6, 2026 02:06 PM IST

India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrating the wicket of Roston Chase during the T20 World Cup 2026 match vs West Indies. (PHOTO: AP)

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will be part of the Indian squad for the 2026 Asian Games that will be held in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4 later this year, BCCI secretar Devajit Saikia and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar announced on Saturday. The pair had also announced Shreyas Iyer as the new captain of the Indian T20I team and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s selection for their upcoming tours of Ireland and England. Both players are in the squad for the Asian Games as well, with Iyer leading the side.

Bumrah has been rested for the T20Is to be played in Ireland and England. He takes the place of Mohammed Siraj, who is the squad for the tours but not for the Asian Games. Tilak Varma will be vice-captain of the team. Sooryavanshi will be competing for a top-order spot in a squad that includes Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan.

India squad for Asian Games: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Jasprit Bumrah.

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