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India Cricket Team Faces Kit, Accommodation Issues Ahead
India’s men’s cricket team is preparing to travel to Japan for the Asian Games.
Some players did not yet have jerseys in the right sizes.
Officials said most of the sizing problems had already been fixed.
The remaining kits were expected to arrive soon.
The team will use its regular clothing for a cricket match against Japan on September 22.
It will switch to special Asian Games jerseys for the competition beginning September 28.
The cricket board also arranged a different hotel for the men’s team in Nagoya.
This happened because some athletes faced delays and the assigned rooms reportedly had too little space for cricket equipment.
India’s men’s cricket team is awaiting a few correctly sized kits before leaving for the Asian Games.
Most sizing problems have been fixed, with the remaining kits expected to be delivered shortly.
Players will wear standard kits for the September 22 T20I against Japan and Asian Games jerseys from September 28.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India arranged separate hotel accommodation for the men’s team in Nagoya.
The men’s team’s assigned rooms reportedly lacked space for kit bags, while the women’s team stayed in Indian Olympic Association accommodation.
- Who
- The Shreyas Iyer-led Indian men’s cricket team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Indian Olympic Association and JSW Inspire.
- What
- The team faced delays in receiving correctly sized kits, while the cricket board arranged separate accommodation in Nagoya.
- Where
- The team was preparing to travel from New Delhi to Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- The team was scheduled to depart early Sunday; it will play Japan on September 22, with the Asian Games cricket competition beginning September 28.
- Why
- Different jerseys were needed for the Japan match and the Asian Games, while the accommodation provided for the men reportedly lacked sufficient space for kit bags.
Key facts
- Kit issue
- A few players were still awaiting correctly sized kits, although most sizing problems had been resolved.
- Departure
- The men’s team was scheduled to leave New Delhi in the early hours of Sunday.
- Japan match
- India will wear its standard kit for a one-off T20I against Japan on September 22.
- Asian Games jersey
- The team is expected to wear official Asian Games jerseys beginning September 28.
- Accommodation
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India arranged its own hotel accommodation for the men’s team in Nagoya.
- Women’s team
- India’s women’s cricket team was staying in accommodation provided by the Indian Olympic Association.
- Broader lodging issues
- Some Asian Games athletes reportedly waited hours to check in, with lodging arranged in hotels, cruise ships and containers.
Quotes
Source familiar with team accommodation
A source familiar with the Indian teams’ accommodation arrangements
“The women's team accommodation was never an issue. The rooms provided by the organisers for the men's team did not even have space to keep the kit bags. There are not many big hotels there but the BCCI has managed to make its own arrangement shortly before their departure to Japan.”
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“There was a sizing issue in kits of cricketers, majority of them have been rectified. There are a few left and they will be delivered to the team shortly. With players needing two different jerseys there (one for bilateral and another for Asian Games), this can happen.”
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