Cricket at Asian Games 2023: Schedule, Live Telecast, Online Streaming, Team India Squads and All You Need to Know

Asian Games 2023 is around the corner. The marquee event will be slated to take place in Hangzhou in September. The 19th edition of the Asian Games will be a historic one as it is the first time India will send both its men’s and women’s cricket teams to the global competition. The cricket tournament at the Asian Games will kick-start on September 19 and run till October 7. Ruturaj Gaikwad Completes His 2nd Half-Century in T20 Internationals, Achieves Feat During IND vs IRE 2nd T20I 2023

In a bid to go for glory, BCCI has decided to send a full-strength women’s squad for the Asian Games. Harmanpreet Kaur will be the designated captain of the side with Smriti Mandhana playing the role of her deputy. However, the Indian Cricket Board will be sending a second-string Indian men's cricket team for the marquee event as the veteran players will be involved in the preparation of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, which is slated to get underway on October 5.

Asian Games 2023 Cricket Schedule

Asian Games 2023 Women’s Cricket Schedule

Asian Games 2023 Men’s Cricket Schedule

What are the venues of the cricket tournament at Asian Games 2023?

The cricket tournament Asian Games 2023 will take place at Zhejiang University of Technology ground. The venue will host all men’s and women’s matches.

How to Watch Live Telecast and Online Streaming of Cricket at Asian Games 2023?

Sony Sports Network is the official broadcaster of the Asian Games 2023 in India. Thus, fans can tune in to Sony Sports Network channels to enjoy the live telecast of the cricket tournament at the Continental Games. Moreover, SonyLIV, which is the official OTT platform of Sony Sports Network, will provide the live streaming of the cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2023. Therefore, the Indian audience can watch the matches on the SonyLIV app or website, but at the cost of a subscription fee.  Asian Games 2023: Hockey India Announces 39 Members for Senior Men’s National Camp at SAI Centre in Bengaluru

Indian Cricket Team Squads for Cricket at Asian Games 2023

Team India Women’s squad

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wk), Anusha Bareddy

Standby players: Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Pooja Vastrakar

Team India Men’s squad

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk)

Standby list of players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan.

India’s men's and women’s cricket teams are studded with gun players and they would look to bring their A-game into play in the global event. Given the quality of the teams, it would not be a surprise if Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur pilot their sides to victory at the Asian Games.

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