Following India’s exit from the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the semi-finals against Australia on Sunday, the BCCI Women’s Selection Committee has announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games to be held in Nagoya, Ai, Japan in September.leader Harmanpreet Kaurand Mandana India, who is the vice-captain, will participate in the continental event as the defending champions and the historic women’s cricket gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023.India’s squad for the 2026 Asian Games: 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, Arunan Patdy, Renuka, Kranti Gaud.The overall performance of the Indian team in the World Cup did not live up to expectations. Although the team easily defeated Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands, losses to semi-final contenders South Africa and Australia exposed some weaknesses. Although Shreyanka Patil has been included in the Asian Games squad, her eligibility still depends on her fitness as she suffered a serious injury to her right ankle ligaments during India’s group match against the Netherlands on June 17.
India’s men’s squad for 2026 Asian Games
Earlier, the BCCI Men’s Selection Committee announced India’s 15-man roster for the 2026 Asian Games. Shreyas Iyer will serve as captain and Tilak Varma has been appointed as vice-captain as the Indian team aims to defend the historic gold medal they won at the last Olympics 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 Suryavanshi.
