New Delhi: The BCCI announced the Indian men's cricket team for the Asian Games 2023. Under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Team India will participate in the Asiad for the first time. IPL star players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh have also been included in the squad. Shikhar Dhawan has not been included in the team.
New Delhi: The BCCI announced the Indian men’s cricket team for the Asian Games 2023. Under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Team India will participate in the Asiad for the first time. IPL star players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh have also been included in the squad. Shikhar Dhawan has not been included in the team.
Men’s cricket competition in Asian Games will be played in T20 format from 28 September to 8 October. The BCCI recently announced the sending of both men’s and women’s teams to the Asian Games. BCCI has not selected senior players in view of ODI World Cup.
NEWS 🚨- Team India (Senior Men) squad for 19th Asian Games: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam…
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2023
However, Shikhar Dhawan has been completely sidelined. Earlier, according to media reports, there were reports of him being made the captain of the team. The players who have performed well in the IPL have been included in the team. Young players like Tilak Verma, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma have been given chances.
India Team for 19th Asian Games
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket keeper).
Standby players list: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarshan.
