The BCCI has named the 15-member squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2023 scheduled to be held from September 28 to October 8 .
The team will be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh and Prabhsimran Singh received their maiden call up.
The spin attack comprises off Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi and all rounder Washington Sundar. Yash Thakur, R Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda and B Sai Sudharsan have been named as standby players.
Shivam Dube who had a fantastic season for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 has been included in the squad.
India men’s squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shivam Mavi & Akash Deep
Standby Players : Yash Thakur, R Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda & B Sai Sudharsan