In less than a month, the Indian cricket teams will compete in the Asian Games. But before that, the BCCI is concerned about the cricket facilities in Aichi-Nagoya, which will host the Asian Games. The report added that if the facilities are not found to be up to the mark, the BCCI could consider sending a ‘B’ team to the competition.
The board and the Asian Cricket Council are not satisfied with the facilities and arrangements for cricketers in Japan, and an observer from the BCCI could be sent there, according to a report by news agency ANI.
Also, the hotel rooms are really small, and it is a big concern.” “We told Japan Olympic officials during an ACC meeting that the dressing rooms were set up in tents and washrooms were 500 m away from those tents, which has created an unsatisfactory situation for the players.
The observer will submit its report to us, and if arrangements are not up to the mark, we could consider sending a B team there. They have named a full-strength line-up for the competition, including skipper Shreyas Iyer ; the left-handed batting quartet of Abhishek Sharma , Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma ; and star pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh. India men’s T20I squad for the Asian Games The Indian women’s squad is led by Harmanpreet Kaur and features several big names who are regulars at the senior level.
Team India secured a gold medal in the previous edition at Hangzhou, China, in 2023, being adjudged winners on the basis of a higher seeding than Afghanistan after the final was washed out.
However, a BCCI source has told NDTV that while the issues mentioned in the report are correct, India will not send a B team.
Earlier, ANI quoted a source as saying: “BCCI and ACC are not happy with the facilities and arrangements in Japan, and the board will send an observer there.
