Sri Lanka Announce Asian Games 2026 Squad (Source: AFP)In a significant development, Sri Lanka have announced a strong 15-member squad for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The men's cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games is scheduled to take place from September 24 to October 3 in Japan.Sri Lanka are one of four teams, along with defending champions India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, that will enter the competition directly at the knockout stage.Sri Lanka Announce Asian Games 2026 Squad; No Captain NamedSri Lanka have named a strong squad for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games. The team includes regular players such as Niroshan Dickwella, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Sahan Arachchige.Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Lasith Croospulle, Sahan Arachchige, Tharindu Hasanka, Wanuja Sahan Kumara, Keshan Thathsara De Livera and Sineth Jayawardena have also been included in the 15-member squad.Notably, Sri Lanka have named Sahan Arachchige as the captain of the Sri Lanka's squad for the Asian Games 2026.It is important to note that Ashan Priyanjan has been appointed head coach. On the other hand, Anusha Samaranayake has been appointed as the fast bowling coach and Upul Chandana as the spin bowling coach.Also Read: Sonal Dinusha In Contention For Major ICC Honour After Hammering IndiaRCB Star Nuwan Thushara To Lead The Pace Attack; Niroshan Dickwella Also IncludedRCB star player Nuwan Thushara has also been included in the Sri Lanka's squad for the 2026 Asian Games. In the Lanka Premier League 2026, the 32-year-old player bagged 10 wickets in 8 innings at an economy rate of 9.13.Two-time champions, RCB retained Nuwan Thushara ahead of IPL 2026 for ₹1.60 crore. However, he did not play a single game for RCB this year because the Sri Lanka Cricket board did not grant him an NOC.Niroshan Dickwella last featured in the India tour of Sri Lanka 2026; he made 96 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of 65.31 and an average of 24.00. Binura Fernando has also been included in the squad, and in LPL 2026 the left-arm pacer took 4 wickets in 4 innings at an economy rate of 11.18.Other prominent players Sri Lanka will depend on for the Asian Games 2026 are Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, and Sahan Arachchige. Chamika Karunaratne also featured in LPL 2026, scoring 253 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 157.14 and an average of 36.14. The star spinner Dushan Hemantha was also part of the LPL, and he scalped 7 wickets in 5 innings at an economy rate of 8.67.Sri Lanka's Squad For Asian Games 2026Sahan 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 JayawardenaAlso Read: Navdeep Saini Shares Massive Update On Ishan Kishan's Injury Ahead Of IND Vs AFG 1st T20I
