Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old IPL 2026 breakout star, has lit up the tournament with 776 runs from 16 matches and that impact has now caught the attention of the All India Senior Men\u2019s Selection Committee. The left-handed batter has been placed in India\u2019s 30-man probables pool for the upcoming Asian Games, while T20 World Cup-winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Test and ODI leader Shubman Gill have been left out of the long list.<\/p>\n
The BCCI has already forwarded the probables list to the Indian Olympic Association ahead of the Games scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4. It has been settled that the board will field two separate T20I teams for the Asian Games, along with India\u2019s home white-ball series against the West Indies.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s cricket competition at the Asian Games will be staged between September 24 and October 3. Meanwhile, India\u2019s white-ball series versus the West Indies is set to run from September 27 to October 17, featuring three ODI matches and five T20I games.<\/p>\n
With Gill expected to captain the ODI side, he has not been considered for the Asian Games, where India will mainly focus on the T20 structure. Suryakumar\u2019s absence is also linked to developments around future assignments: news reports have suggested he is no longer in contention for the 2028 T20 World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics, making his exclusion from the Asian Games list less surprising.<\/p>\n
Jasprit Bumrah has also been included among the current longlisted names, but he is not expected to travel for the Asian Games. The ODI format is likely to take precedence for him, given that the World Cup is scheduled next year in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
Since Suryakumar will not be part of the Asian Games squad, the leadership role in India\u2019s T20 setup is expected to fall to one of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, or Tilak Varma. Harshit Rana\u2014who picked up an injury during New Zealand earlier this year\u2014is anticipated to regain full fitness and has therefore been added to the probables alongside Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna.<\/p>\n
Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Harsh Dubey are also on the list, but only two from this group are expected to be selected. The remaining two are likely to be used in the white-ball series against the West Indies. The same \u201ctwo-of-four\u201d approach is anticipated for the spin department, with Kuldeep, Axar, Washington and Harsh Dubey forming the pool from which the final pair will be chosen.<\/p>\n
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