Bhubaneswar: Three players from Odisha have been included in India’s 24-member probable squad for the Men’s Asia Cup 2026 for the Blind. The Odisha trio are Debraj Behera, Nakula Badanayak and Sukharam Majhi.
The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) on Saturday named the 24 probables for the tournament to be held in Dhaka. The defending champions will be aiming for a second title.
The Men’s Asia Cup 2026 for the Blind is the second edition of the tournament and returns after a decade-long gap due to logistical constraints. India’s 24 probables will be reduced to a final 17-member squad after a national coaching and selection camp, which will include cricket training, fitness and conditioning sessions, tactical preparation and practice matches.
The selection committee and coaching staff will assess the players on various aspects including performance, fitness, skills and team combinations before the final squad is announced.
India won the inaugural Asia Cup in 2016 after defeating Pakistan in the final in Kochi, Kerala.
India’s 24-member probable squad: Naresh Tumda, Sanjay Kumar Shah, Debaraj Behera, Ashok Reddy, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Mukesh Kumar Rawat, Sayanth K B, Golu Kumar, Dunna Venkateshwarao, Rambir Singh, Lokesha, Manish Kumar, Nakula Badanayak, Deepak Singh Rawat, Snehith S Kumar, Irfan Diwan, Bhaskar K, Durga Rao Tompaki, Sunil Ramesh, Sukhram Majhi, A Ravi, Dinesh Rathva, Deepak and Gambheer S Chauhan.
