The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to send both of their men's and women's to Asian Games 2023, marking their debut in the tournament.
Although cricket was a medal sport in the 2010 Guangzhou and 2014 Incheon Asian Games, it was not amongst the events in 2018.
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While the matches in the men's category will begin for September 27, India have been seeded directly into the quarterfinals along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and will start their campaign on October 3.
Eleven other teams have been divided into four groups, out of which only four will proceed to the next round.
The women's event consists of only eight teams. Here as well, India are put straight into the quarterfinals alongside the other Asian cricket giants. The remaining four sides are divided into two groups.
All the matches will be played at the Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field in the T20 format.
India men's cricket team squad for Asian Games 2023
Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead a young Indian unit in the competition. Yashasvi Jaiswal will open with him. Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh form the middle-order, while Jitesh Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh are the designated wicket-keepers.
Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube and Shahbaz Ahmed fill in the all-rounder's category. Ravi Bishnoi is the main spinner, while Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep are picked as the fast-bowlers.
Team India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper), Akash Deep
Standby players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan
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India women's cricket team for Asian Games 2023
Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain while Smriti Mandhana will be her deputy during the Asian Games.
Team India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wicket-keeper), Anusha Bareddy
Standby players: Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque
