Written By: Rohan Mukherjee | Updated: Sep 15, 2026, 3:41 PM
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The Indian team, under Shreyas Iyer's captaincy, will begin their gold medal defense at the Asian Games in just a few days' time.
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However, the men in blue will be without a number of star players, who were a part of India's famous Asia Cup 2025 winning team.
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The first name is former captain Suryakumar Yadav, who was stripped off captaincy right after leading India to the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.
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Shubman Gill was also a part of the Asia Cup winning team but he has remained out of the T20I side ever since.
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Rinku Singh was also a part of the gold medal winning team at the previous Asian Games edition in Hangzhou but he hasn't been trusted with a spot this time around.
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Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya did not make the cut either.
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Last but not the least, left-arm Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has also been ignored for the 20th Asian Games.
