He is the new head, that is, the president of the Asian Cricket Council. The meeting, which was once thrown into doubt about completing even its quorum, has now been a success with all member nations joining the meeting, either in person or online.
He acknowledged the prestigious moment of having organised the ACC Annual General Meeting for the first time and thanked BCB for creating an atmosphere of professionalism, collaboration, and gracious hospitality.
However, another meeting has been scheduled to decide the fate of the Asia Cup. The ACC made a major decision to announce the inclusion of cricket in the upcoming Asian Games 2026, which is supposed to be held in Japan.
Alongside these, the Asian Cricket Council also announced the inclusion of 3 more new member nations, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and the Philippines, into the ACC family.
History of Cricket in the Asian Games
This marks that the Asian Games 2026 will be the 4th edition of cricket in the games. Currently, India Men as well as India Women stand as the defending champions, having won the Asian Games in 2022.
Cricket has also been included in the LA28 Summer Olympics
Cricket has attained global heights, as the sport is now not only being played by a limited number of nations, but also various nations known for multi-sport events have shown interest in the game in recent times.
The committee is yet to decide on the process of selection of the teams but has confirmed that it would include 6 teams in both men's and women's events. Now, after the validation in the Olympics, cricket makes its way into another multi-team sporting event, the Asian Games 2026.
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