Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur to lead Indian teams in the 19th Asian Games

The Asian Games' 19th edition will be hosted by Hangzhou, China.

On July 14, 2023, the BCCI announced the Indian men’s and women’s squads for the 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China. This is the first time India is participating in the cricket event.

Cricket was part of two editions of the Asiad in 2010 and 2014, but India did not send women’s and men’s teams. India is set to compete in the Asian Games after a 12-year hiatus.

Harmanpreet Kaur will lead a full length Indian women’s team in the T20 cricket competition in September’s Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Smriti Mandhana is named Kaur’s deputy in the 15-member squad as the group will have a strong chance of winning a medal in the competition to add to its Commonwealth Games silver.

“The Women’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 to be held from 19^th September to 8^th October 2023 at Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field. The women’s cricket competition will take place from 19^th-28^th September 2023 in a T20 format,” BCCI said in a statement.

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Team India Women's Squad for 19th Asian Games:

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wk), Anusha Bareddy

Standby list of players: Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Pooja Vastrakar

The men’s team sees IPL performers being given a chance to showcase their talent in front of the world with Ruturaj Gaikwad being named the captain of the side.

On the other hand, the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, and others will be seen in the men’s team as the senior Indian team players will be busy preparing for the World Cup 2023 tournament.

“The Men’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 to be held from 19^th September to 8^th October 2023 at Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field. The men’s cricket competition will take place from 28th September to 8th October in a T20 format,” BCCI stated.

Team India Men's 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 Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Standby list of players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudharsan.

(BCCI inputs)