India announce Harmanpreet Kaur-led squad for 2026 Asian Games after exiting Women’s T20 World Cup

Following India’s semi-final exit from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Australia on Sunday, the BCCI Women’s Selection Committee announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan in September.India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana serving as vice-captain, will enter the continental tournament as the defending champions having secured a historic gold medal in women’s cricket at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023.India 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 Sharma, Raddy, S.* India’s overall campaign in the FIFA World Cup fell short of expectations. Although the team recorded comfortable wins over Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands, defeats to fellow semi-final contenders South Africa and Australia exposed several weaknesses. although Shreyanka Patil is in the squad for the Asian Games, her participation is subject to fitness as she suffered a serious right ankle ligament injury in India’s group match against the Netherlands on 17 June.

India Men’s Team for the 2026 Asian Games

The BCCI men’s selection committee had earlier announced India’s 15-member squad for the 2026 Asian Games. Shreyas Iyer will lead the side while Tilak Varma has been named vice-captain as India look to defend the historic gold medal they won at the previous edition in Hangzhou.

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Share an opinionShreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah.Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.