Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s entry into the Indian team, Shreyas Iyer is the new ‘Sarpanch’ of T20, Surya retired

Team India: BCCI has announced the Indian team for the Asian Games 2026 to be held in Ireland, England and Japan. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the new captain of the Indian T20 team, while Tilak Verma has been made his deputy. Apart from this, 15 year old Indian star batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also been given a place in the team.

Shreyas Iyer became captain

BCCI has announced Team India for the Asian Games 2026 along with the tour of Ireland and England. The board has removed Suryakumar Yadav from the captaincy and appointed Shreyas Iyer as the new captain in his place. Whereas Tilak Verma has been given the responsibility of vice-captain. Apart from this, Suryakumar Yadav has been removed from the T20 team. The board has not given him a place in the Indian team for the upcoming tournament.

Presenting #TeamIndia‘s newest T20I captain 🇮🇳

Congratulations to Shreyas Iyer as he takes the helm in the shortest format of the game 👏@ShreyasIyer15 pic.twitter.com/frfAXAOkTA

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2026

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Vaibhav got entry in Team India

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was successful in making a place in the T20 team for Ireland, England and Asian Games 2026. Impressed by his explosive performance in IPL 2026, the board has included him in the Indian T20 team. Apart from this, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested during the tour of Ireland and England. Prince Yadav has been included in the team in his place.

Indian team for Ireland and England tour

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Presenting #TeamIndia‘s T20I squads for the tours of England & Ireland 2026 🇮🇳#ENGvIND | #IREvIND pic.twitter.com/f84kSSAIDf

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2026

Indian squad for Asian Games 2026

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.