{"id":5514,"date":"2026-09-01T04:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5514"},"modified":"2026-09-01T04:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T04:13:31","slug":"hotel-shortage-hits-asian-games-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistantimesusa.net\/?p=5514","title":{"rendered":"Hotel shortage hits Asian Games cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Asian Cricket Council has heard concerns over a lack of five-star hotel accommodation for players at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, a Sri Lankan official said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s T20 cricket will be played at Japan&#8217;s newly built cricket ground in Nisshin starting September 17.<\/p>\n<p>But reports of tents serving as dressing rooms for players, distant washroom facilities and lack of top-class accommodation for cricketers have raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are some concerns with regard to the quality of accommodation being provided and also with regard to the logistics,&#8221; Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Prakash Schaffter told reporters in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>He said the ACC executive committee had discussed the Asian Games with &#8220;some degree of detail&#8221; at its recently concluded meeting in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-story-2\" data-google-query-id=\"CJuR-7LBzJYDFQbHVgMdxVEAzQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-sports-story-2_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-sports-story-2_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/11952262\/tribune-sports-story-2_0\" width=\"728\" height=\"97\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Member states had agreed to send representatives to examine the grounds and other logistical arrangements, but hoped the tournament would still go ahead, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a lack of available five-star rooms. Cricketers are generally provided with five-star accommodation,&#8221; he said, adding that the host city did not have luxury hotels to accommodate all athletes and spectators.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said the ground prepared for the T20 series was suitable for play.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports in India said the country&#8217;s cricket board was unhappy with the Asian Games&#8217; arrangements for the tournament and looking to send a second-string team.<\/p>\n<p>India have named a 15-member squad led by Shreyas Iyer and including teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the Asiad.<\/p>\n<p>The Bangladesh Cricket Board said the member boards of the ACC are looking at the concerns regarding player facilities at the Asian Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cricket part of the Asian Games will be looked after by the Asian Cricket Council,&#8221; BCB cricket operations manager Shahriar Nafees said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The individual boards have already discussed it at the ACC forum, and they will take a collective decision on the issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Asian Cricket Council has heard concerns over a lack of five-star hotel accommodation for players at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, a Sri Lankan official said Monday. The men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s T20 cricket will be played at Japan&#8217;s newly built cricket ground in Nisshin starting September 17. 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