Jasprit Bumrah Returns as India Announces Squads for Afghanistan and Asian Games
Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar have passed fitness tests and received clearance to play. Meanwhile, Harshit Rana has been ruled out due to injury, with Yash Thakur taking his place in the squad.
On September 10, 2026, in Delhi, India, the Indian cricket board announced the national squads for the upcoming Afghanistan series and the Asian Games, while also confirming key updates regarding player fitness and availability.
Among the major developments, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, along with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, successfully passed their fitness examinations and have officially received the necessary clearance to return to competitive action on the field.
However, the squad adjustments also brought injury concerns for the team management. Harshit Rana has been forced to miss out after being sidelined due to an injury, prompting the selection committee to bring in Yash Thakur as his direct replacement.
The announcements come ahead of the highly anticipated three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The fixtures for this series are scheduled to take place in Delhi, with the three matches set to be played on September 13, September 15, and September 17, 2026.
The broader roster configurations for both the Afghanistan series and the Asian Games feature a notable group of cricketers, including Shreyas Iyer, Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, and Arshdeep Singh.
