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Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake

Reo Sakurano-Thomas

Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (C)

Benjamin Ito-Davis

Wataru Miyauchi

Shirai-Patmore (W)

Charlie Hara-Hinze

Ibrahim Takahashi

Declan Suzuki

Makoto Taniyama

Shoma Sugaya-Slater

India

Abhishek Sharma

Sanju Samson (W)

Ishan Kishan

Shreyas Iyer (C)

Tilak Varma

Shivam Dube

Axar Patel

Washington Sundar

Ravi Bishnoi

Yash Thakur

Arshdeep Singh

Abdul Samad

Abhishek Anand

Alester Kadowaki Fleming

Charles Matsumoto Hinze

Declan Suzuki-McComb

Esam Rahman

Jake Kusuda-Nairn

Kazuma Kato-Stafford

Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming

Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake

Kohei Kubota

Koji Hardgrave Abe

Ryan Drake

Sabaorish Ravichandran

Alexander Shirai-Patmore

Tsuyoshi Takada

Ashok Sharma

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Gurnoor Singh Brar

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Manav Jagdusakumar Suthar

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mohammed Siraj

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Prince Yadav

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Saransh Subodh Jain

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Shubman Singh Gill

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Vipraj Nigam

Virat Kohli

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

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Abhishek Sharma has created an unwanted record during the India vs. Japan friendly. He has now become the player with the most….Read on to know more.  

The 26-year-old left-hander was dismissed for a golden duck off the first ball for 0  in India’s one-off T20 International against Japan

India struggled to 32 for 4 before defending the total to win by two runs

Abhishek Sharma creates unwanted record during India vs Japan; becomes player with most….

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England's 36-year-old fast bowler known for bowling 150 kmph-plus thunderboults, Mark Wood, has announced his retirement from international cricket.

Mark Wood retires from international cricket after 10-month absence.

Wood hasn't played since he suffered a knee injury in November 2025. 

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England pacer with 253 wickets announces retirement from international cricket

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Here’s the reason behind why Manika Batra was not in the Asian Games 2026 squad. 

Despite being in the reserve team, she did not feature in the main event at the multi-sport event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan

Batra has not featured in the national rankings since 2023 because she prioritised international tournaments and limited her participation in domestic events

Why is star player Manika Batra not in India's Asian Games 2026 squad?

Manika Batra, Asian Games 2026

Indian batters struggled in a 5 overs per side game on a spin track but Axar Patel helped India men's team avoid a defeat in their first game on Japan soil.

Axar Patel conceded just six runs from 2 overs.

Shreyas Iyer opted not to use pacers Arshdeep Singh and Yash Thakur. 

Ishan Kishan, Arshdeep Singh

India survive a scare vs rookies Japan, steal 2-run win in 5-over per side game

Asian Games 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur-led India won gold again, beating Sri Lanka by a massive margin of 147 runs in the final.

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