Who is S. Viswanadh on India’s Asian Games cricket scorecard?

Short answer

**S. Viswanadh is Sanju Samson.** During India’s Asian Games 2026 cricket campaign, some official broadcast graphics used fuller or registration-based versions of players’ names instead of the shorter names fans normally see.

That is why viewers saw **S. Viswanadh** where they expected Sanju Samson.

Was S. Viswanadh a new India player?

No. Reports published during the Asian Games final identified S. Viswanadh as Sanju Samson, India’s wicketkeeper-batter.

The unusual name became a talking point because the same graphics also showed unfamiliar versions of other Indian players’ names.

Who was T.T.V. Namboori?

T.T.V. Namboori referred to **Tilak Varma**. His fuller registered name was rendered differently from the shorter cricket name fans normally see.

Who was W.S. Mani Sundar?

W.S. Mani Sundar referred to **Washington Sundar**.

Why did the Asian Games use these names?

Multi-sport events use athlete registration and accreditation records, which can contain fuller legal or passport-style names. Broadcasters can then receive those registered names in event data feeds, producing graphics that look unfamiliar to cricket fans who are used to shorter playing names.

The names were therefore not evidence that India had fielded unknown replacement players.

What happened in the final?

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s cricket final on 3 October 2026 to win the Asian Games gold medal. The unusual scorecard names remained a separate viral talking point around the match.