Cricket is set to feature at the Asian Games once again in the 2022 edition. The 2022 Asian Games will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Cricket makes its return to the Asian Games after 8 years and will be one among the 40 sports that will be played. The decision was taken at the OCA’s General Assembly in Bangkok .Cricket was last played at the 2014 Asian Games however, wasn’t included for the 2018 edition in Indonesia. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) welcomed the OCA’s decision to include cricket for the next season.
‘Yes, cricket has been included in the sports programme for 2022 Hangzhou Games,’ OCA honorary vice-president Randhir Singh was quoted as saying in The New Indian Express. Cricket will be played in the T20 format in the 16-day tournament. ‘We welcome the decision of the OCA. Which format will be played is not yet confirmed but it is a welcome decision,’ General Rajeev Mehta, the IOA Secretary, said.
This asian games will feature 40 sports with a total of 61 disciplines, including sports like swimming, archery, athletics, badminton, equestrian, fencing, football, hockey, judo, kabaddi, and much more.