India Updates Squad for Japan T20I and 2026 Asian Games; Vipraj Nigam Replaces Varun Chakravarthy
India has revised its squad for the upcoming Japan T20I and the 2026 Asian Games following an injury to Varun Chakravarthy, who suffered a side strain and was ruled out. Vipraj Nigam has been named as his replacement. Additionally, Nitish Kumar Reddy has been removed from the Asian Games squad and will instead participate in India's ODI series against the West Indies. The team continues to be captained by Shreyas Iyer with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. The squad features players such as Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Jasprit Bumrah among others.