Bumrah set to lead India’s bowling charge at 2026 Asian Games

India have named star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in their bowling attack for the upcoming Asian Games, despite resting him for the forthcoming tours of Ireland and England. With those assignments skipped, the marquee fast bowler is expected to return to action at the continental event and provide significant experience to India's pace unit.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj and Prince Yadav have not been included in the Asian Games squad as both are part of India's squads for the Ireland and England tours.

At the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023, India fielded a second-string squad as the tournament overlapped with the ODI World Cup. Several senior players, including then-captain Rohit Sharma, were unavailable, prompting the selectors to send a different group. Led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, India went on to win the gold medal, delivering a memorable campaign.

The 2026 Asian Games will be hosted in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan, with the cricket competition set to draw considerable attention. The tournament is scheduled to take place from September 19 to October 4, 2026, where India will look to defend the gold medal it secured in Hangzhou three years ago.

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Dhruv Jurel set to lead India 'A' in Sri Lanka series

India 'A' announces their squad for the upcoming tri-series set to host in Sri Lanka in this month. Dhruv Jurel has been elected as the captain to lead the team, with Devdutt Padikkal as the vice-captain by the officials. The squad consists of a few players who are currently in the squad in the test match against Afghanistan.

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India 'A' squad for tri-series in Sri Lanka

Dhruv Jurel (captain, wicket-keeper), Devdutt Padikkal (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, N Jagadeesan (wicket-keeper), Aman Mokhade, Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Pandey, Harsh Dubey, Saransh Jain, Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi, Yash Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Zeeshan Ansari.

Despite every actions, Bumrah is looking forward for the Asian Games as his current big stage as of now. He would be accompanied by many young talents as well as experienced players of the roster.

India squad for 2026 Asian Games Japan

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi