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BCCI books separate accommodation for men's cricket team at Asian Games

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The BCCI has secured private accommodation for the Indian men's cricket team attending the Asian Games in Japan due to the large size of the support staff.

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  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has arranged independent lodging for its men's cricket team for the Asian Games in Japan, citing a contingent size that exceeds standard participant quotas.
  • Conversely, the women's team will remain in standard facilities provided by the organizing committee.
  • The BCCI also confirmed that the men's team will include key players as the board views the tournament as a priority, while simultaneously planning a celebratory T20I match against Japan.

What to watch next

  • BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia's site visit on October 1
  • Performance of the full-strength Indian men's team at the Asian Games
  • Celebratory T20I match between India and Japan on September 22

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Devajit Saikia

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  • BCCI has arranged its own arrangement for the men’s team since the contingent is much bigger than the permissible number of members because of the size of the support staff. We don’t want to segregate the men’s team during the tournament
    [1]The Times of India3h agoOpen at the quote ↗
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    reports of a crisis over the accommodation arrangements start coming in from the Asian Games in Japan, it has emerged that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has arranged its own accommodation for the men's cricket team. " BCCI has arranged its own arrangement for the men’s team since the contingent is much bigger than the permissible number of members because of the size of the support staff. We don’t want to segregate the men’s team during the tournament ," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI. "The women’s team is staying in the facilities provided by the organising committee since the size of the contingent is within the permissible number of 20 members," he added.

  • We fully trust the organising committee to give the best facilities.
    [1]The Times of India3h agoOpen at the quote ↗
    In the article

    the BCCI has faith in the local organisation committee to provide satisfactory on-ground facilities at the match venue despite reports of other Asian cricket boards raising objections about the quality of the ground. " We fully trust the organising committee to give the best facilities. This is a big event and I am sure they will do what is required. I'll be reaching there on Oct 1. Only then I can give you a clear picture of the circumstances," he added. 'Asiad gold as important as any other title'

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Named India · Japan · Board of Control for Cricket in India · Devajit Saikia · International Cricket Council · Jasprit Bumrah · Jay Shah · Shreyas Iyer

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