Asian Games 2026 cricket squads (Source: AFP) The fourth edition of Asian Games cricket will be held in Nagoya, Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, with the women’s final scheduled for September 22 and the men’s tournament concluding on October 3.Widely regarded as the second-highest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympics, the Asian Games 2026 bring elite athletes in over 40 sports together from 45 countries every four years.This will be the fourth time in the last five editions that cricket has been included in the Asian Games, after its debut in 2010.India are the reigning champions of the Asian Games cricket tournamentIndia are defending champions in both men’s and women’s cricket events.The women, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, defeated Sri Lanka in the last edition, while the men, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, claimed the gold after their rain-affected final against Afghanistan was abandoned. India were declared the winner based on their higher seeding and T20I rankings.Also read: India's Asian Games Schedule Suddenly ChangedTen teams will compete in the men’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2026 while eight will feature in the women’s event. The women’s competition will be held from September 17 to 22, while the men’s tournament runs from September 24 to October 3.Below are the full details on Asian Games 2026 cricket squads for all ten men’s and eight women’s teams. Asian Games 2026 Men's Cricket SquadsAfghanistan: Darwish Rasooli (captain), Mohammad Ishaq (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Akram, Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Imran Mir, Faisal Khan Shinozada, Najibullah Zadran, Farmanullah Safi, Ismat Alam, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Arab Gul Momand, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Abdullah Ahmadzai.Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mohammed Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hridoy, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Rishad Hossain, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shaif Uddin, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud.Hong Kong: TBAIndia: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Thakur, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Japan: Kendel Fleming (captain), Charles Hinze, Benjamin Ito, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano, Alexander Shirai, Shoma Slater, Declan Suzuki, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Lake, Kohei Kubota, Tsuyoshi Takada, Jake Kusuda, Alester Fleming.Malaysia: TBANepal: Dipendra Singh Airee (captain), Rohit Kumar Paudel, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Gulsan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Lokesh Bam, Sundeep Jora, Sher Malla, Kushal Malla.Also read- Sandeep Lamichhane To Rohit Paudel: Nepal Cricket Team CaptainsOman: Sufyan Mehmood (captain), Muzaffar Shiralkar, Mohammed Ali Al Balushi, Zubair Al Balushi, Shuaib Al Balushi, Nawed Al Balushi, Wasim Al Balushi, Ahmed Al Zadjali, Sameer Othman, Waheed Al Balushi, Faris Al Balushi, Mohammed Osman, Issa Rahim Al Balushi, Abdul Jalil, Qais Al Balushi.Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan (captain), Abdul Samad (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saim Ayub, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan (wicket-keeper).Sri Lanka: Sahan Arachchige (C), Niroshan Dickwella, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Lasith Croospulle, Tharindu Hasanka, Wanuja Sahan Kumara, Keshan Thathsara De Livera, Sineth JayawardenaAsian Games 2026 Women's Cricket SquadsBangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (captain), Nahida Akter (vice-captain), Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sarmin Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Farjana Easmin.China: TBAIndia: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), G. Kamalini (wicket-keeper), Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil (subject to fitness), Radha Yadav, Nandni Sharma, Pratika Rawal.Japan: Mai Yanagida (captain), Ahilya Chandel, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato, Elena Kusuda, Akari Nishimura, Erika Oda, Meg Ogawa, Kurumi Ota, Seika Sumi, Erika Toguchi, Nonoha Yasumoto.Malaysia: TBAPakistan: Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Zafar, Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Humna Bilal, Momina Riasat, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wicket-keeper), Nashra Sundhu, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani.Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu, Imesha Dulani, Sanjana Kavindi, Hansima Karunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kavisha Dilhari, Hasini Perera, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Nimasha Meepage, Sugandika Dasanayaka, Chamudi Praboda, Rashmika Sewwandi, Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi.Thailand: TBAAlso read: Pakistan To Host Ireland In Historic All-Format Tour
