Got reward for 776 runs in IPL! 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi included in the probable team of Asian Games, but why is the name of Gill-SKY missing?

Has become the biggest sensation of IPL 2026 Vaibhav Suryavanshi The doors of Team India have opened for him. This 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batsman has been included in India’s list of 30-member probable players for the Asian Games 2026. Vaibhav surprised the cricket world by scoring 776 runs in 16 matches this season. His explosive batting not only took him to the forefront in the race for the Orange Cap, but also attracted the attention of the national selectors.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sent the list of probable players for the Asian Games to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from 19 September to 4 October. Interestingly, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and ODI-Test captain Shubhman Gill The name of is not included in this list.

Why are Gill and SKY not named?

According to reports, Gill can captain the Indian team in the ODI series against West Indies, hence he has been kept out of the Asian Games team. Regarding SKY, it is believed that he is not a part of the future plans, especially the roadmap for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the next T20 World Cup, hence his name was also not kept among the potential players.

Who will captain in the Asian Games?

At present three big names are emerging in the race for captaincy. Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma are considered to be the main contenders for the captaincy of the Asian Games team.

Who will take charge of the bowling?

Jasprit Bumrah’s name is definitely in the list in the fast bowling department, but it is believed that in view of the ODI World Cup to be held next year, he will not be sent to the Asian Games. Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana are also among the possible players. Whereas, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar and Harsh Dubey have got place in the spin department. Of these, only two players can be selected in the Asian Games team, while the remaining players can be kept for the West Indies series.

Now most eyes will be on Vaibhav Suryavanshi. If this teenage batsman, who has been tearing apart the bowlers in the IPL, makes it to the final team, it will be the biggest step in his career and Indian cricket may get a new superstar.

List of 30 member probable players

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakraborty, Anukul Roy, Ayush Badoni, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Khalil Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shivam Dubey, Vipraj Nigam, Harshit Rana, Yash Thakur and Washington Sundar.