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Japan Names Asian Games Squad for Historic India T20I
Japan has chosen its team for a special cricket match against India.
The game will take place on September 22 in Tochigi Prefecture.
It will be the first time Japan and India play each other in international cricket.
Japan will use the same group selected for its Asian Games campaign.
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will be Japan’s captain.
Jake Kusuda-Nairn has been selected for the first time.
The match is called the Suzuki Cup.
It is part of celebrations for 75 years of diplomatic relations between Japan and India.
Japan will use its Asian Games squad for the one-off T20I against India on September 22.
The match will be the first international cricket meeting between Japan and India.
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will captain Japan at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture.
Spin-bowling allrounder Jake Kusuda-Nairn received his first call-up despite having no previous playing experience.
The match, called the Suzuki Cup, will launch the Sport 75 initiative celebrating 75 years of India-Japan diplomatic relations.
- Who
- Japan and India’s men’s cricket teams, with Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming captaining Japan.
- What
- A one-off T20 International, the first international cricket match between Japan and India.
- Where
- Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
- When
- September 22; Japan’s Asian Games campaign begins two days later.
- Why
- To inaugurate celebrations marking 75 years of diplomatic relations and launch the Sport 75 sporting-exchange initiative.
Key facts
- Match
- Japan vs India, one-off T20 International
- Date
- September 22
- Venue
- Sano International Cricket Ground, Tochigi Prefecture
- Japan captain
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming
- Team selection
- Japan named the same squad selected for its Asian Games campaign
- Match name
- The Suzuki Cup
- Broader initiative
- Sport 75, focused on sporting exchanges and cooperation
Quotes
International Cricket Council
International cricket’s governing body, which issued a statement about Japan’s selection.
“The squad is the same as the group picked for their home Asian Games campaign, which begins two days later in Nagoya.”
thehansindia.com
Devajit Saikia
Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
“The BCCI is delighted to be part of this historic occasion as the Indian and Japanese men's teams come together for a special T20 International in Japan.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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