The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to restructure its T20 squad arrangement. The plan seems to be in place with the international fixtures mounting on this year and if required, the Indian T20 setup can feature two separate Indian teams playing simultaneously. With the upcoming Asian Games and a T20I series against West Indies slated to occur concurrently, the board is of the opinion that a selection beyond one single squad has to be made and in turn build up a core of 30-35 players, capable of being selected for multiple series and across formats. A BCCI official said: “The Asian Games and India vs West Indies T20 Series are going to be at the same time. So we have to look at two T20 teams playing. It is important from now to have a pool of 30-35 cricketers who can be called up for International assignments. For the upcoming Ireland tour, like most tours to UK, a bigger pool of players will be kept in the squad. This will extend for the Asian Games." The tour to Ireland might see more players being tested. The current edition of the IPL has provided enough fodder for the selectors with most players making full use of their opportunities. How Team A Could Look (The Senior Core) The team expected to be the more senior outfit with match winners and experienced players at hand. This side would be expected to be playing in the main tournaments. Team A (senior core): Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana. This side provides with an adequate balance between a heavy batting line up, some genuine all rounders and the lethal Indian attack. Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav would have to lead the batting, whereas Jasprit Bumrah would spearhead the bowling attack. Also Read | BCCI’s Big Move: 2 India T20I Teams, 35-Player Pool; Shreyas Iyer Set to Captain How Team B Could Look (Next-Gen Squad) This team would represent the younger and in form players who would perhaps also be the stars of the 2026 IPL and this would most probably be the team playing in the Asian Games and taking on series like the one against Ireland. Team B (next-gen): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Priyansh Arya, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rajat Patidar (c), Ayush Badoni, Shashank Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ayush Mhatre, Anukul Roy, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Kartik Tyagi, Khaleel Ahmed, Prince Yadav, Aniket Verma. This team would showcase an abundance of youth and aggressively paced cricket; Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rajat Patidar would lead from the front whereas Ravi Bishnoi would spin his magic with the ball. In bowling, Prasidh and Prince would take up the responsibility. A Clear Future Strategy All that this plan will lead to is more options available for the selectors and to remain in constant preparedness to play more tournaments. Team A the experienced one will provide the backbone, whereas the young side will showcase talent for the future. Cricket will also be included in the 2028 Olympics and the BCCI wants India to have players ready for all of these. So now it has been clearly sent out that performing in the IPL may be the pathway for entering into the national side simultaneously two teams being ready.