India name full strength team for Asian Games: Bumrah, Sooryavanshi named in squad

Key points

• The Indian Cricket Board has named a full-strength squad for Asian Games 2026 set to be held at Aichi–Nagoya in Japan.
• Shreyas Iyer is leading the Indian team which has Jasprit Bumrah and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among others.
• Big decisions were taken in the selection meeting held in Mumbai where the BCCI dropped T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav from the Indian team.
• Shreyas was elevated to the position of the T20I captain after three strong seasons in the Indian Premier League.
• Iyer, who reached back to back IPL finals in 2024 and 2025 was rewarded with the leadership of the Indian team.