Shreyas Iyer was on Saturday named captain of India's 15-member squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among the notable inclusions in a side blending established stars and emerging talent.
The squad, announced by the BCCI, will be led by Iyer, while Tilak Varma has been appointed vice-captain. The selection marks another major milestone in Sooryavanshi's meteoric rise, with the 15-year-old earning a place alongside some of India's leading white-ball performers.
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Bumrah's inclusion lends considerable experience to the side, which also features T20 regulars Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi.
The men's cricket competition at the Asian Games will be played in the T20 format.
