The BCCI on Friday announced the Indian men’s cricket team for the Asian Games. Ruturaj Gaikwad will take over the command. IPL star players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh have also been included in the squad while opener Shikhar Dhawan has been left out. The cricket competition will be played from 28 September to 8 October in T20 format.The men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games will be played from September 28 to October 8 in T20 format. The BCCI recently announced the sending of both men’s and women’s teams to the Asian Games. In view of the ODI World Cup, the BCCI has not selected senior players.However, Shikhar Dhawan has been completely sidelined. Earlier, according to media reports, there were reports of him being made the captain of the team. The players who have performed well in the IPL have been included in the team. Young players like Tilak Verma, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma have been given opportunities.India Team for 19th Asian Games Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket keeper)
