Gambhir recalled his working partnership with Iyer during KKR's title-winning IPL 2024 campaign.
Samson was benched as the Indian team management handed T20I debut cap to Sooryavanshi.
Pathan believes Naman possesses the ideal foundational talent to be groomed into a high-impact all-rounder.
Pant was overlooked for the West Indies ODIs despite Ishan Kishan was unavailable due to Asian Games commitments.
Indian team is in Japan for one-off T20I and the Asian Games 2026.
Indian women's team have now won back-to-back gold medals in cricket event in Asian Games.