India announces Harmanpreet Kaur-led squad for 2026 Asian Games after Women’s T20 World Cup exit | Cricket News

Following India’s semi-final exit from the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against Australia on Sunday, the BCCI Women’s Selection Committee announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games, to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September.Conducted by Harmanpreet Kaurwith Smriti Mandhana serving as vice-captain, India will enter the continental event as the defending champions, having clinched the historic gold medal in women’s cricket at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, held in 2023.India’s squad for Asian Games 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), G. Kamalini (WK), Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy*, Shardni Ya Patida*, ShreyanIndia’s overall World Cup campaign is not expected. Although the team recorded comfortable wins over Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands, defeats to fellow semi-finalists South Africa and Australia exposed several weaknesses. though Shreyanka Patil is included in the squad for the Asian Games, her participation is subject to fitness as she suffered a severe right ankle ligament injury in India’s group stage match against the Netherlands on June 17.

India Men’s Team for 2026 Asian Games

Earlier, the BCCI Men’s Selection Committee announced India’s 15-member squad for the Asian Games 2026. Shreyas Iyer will lead the match, while Tilak Varma has been named vice-captain as India aims to defend the historic gold medal it won in the previous edition in Hangzhou. Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit BumrahHarshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.