India omit Bumrah and Sooryavanshi for T20I against Japan

India will bat first in the historic one-off T20I match against Japan in Sano on Tuesday. In the five-over-per-side match at Sano International Cricket Ground, India skipper Shreyas Iyer has opted to bat first. India have made a couple of changes to their playing XI for the historic match. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is back in India's playing XI along with Washington Sundar. They have replaced Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy. While Nitish hasn't travelled to Japan for the Asian Games 2026, Bumrah has been rested for the first-ever T20I match against Japan. There were expectations of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi getting a game against Japan, but the 15-year-old left-handed batter has been ignored once again. The cricketer from Bihar last played for India on July 26, 2026, against Zimbabwe in Harare and scored a half-century to win the Player of the Match award.