The Indian cricket team, led by Shreyas Iyer, arrived in Nagoya to participate in the Asian Games, making a journey in Japanese style. The team traveled from Tokyo to Nagoya on the famous Japanese high-speed Nozomi Shinkansen.
During the trip, all players appeared very relaxed and enjoyed the ride on the high-speed train. The official Team India social media account shared several beautiful photos from this trip, which received many positive reactions from fans.
The Indian team will now go directly into the playoffs. Their match against Afghanistan will take place in the quarterfinals on September 28, Monday. The game will be held in Nisshin, and according to Indian time, the match will start at 10:30 AM.
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are among the four leading teams that received direct access to the quarterfinals. The Indian team is the gold medal winner of the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou and intends to bring the tricolor to the highest pedestal again.
Before the men's team, the Indian women's cricket team has already brought pride to the nation at these Asian Games. They successfully defended their gold medal, demonstrating magnificent play. In the final match, held on September 22, the Indian women achieved a convincing victory over Sri Lanka by a margin of 147 runs.
Batting first, India scored an impressive total of 216 runs, which was the highest score in the history of women's cricket at the Asian Games. After this, the Sri Lankan team could only manage 69 runs.
The squad for the Indian men's team for the Asian Games 2026 includes Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and Yashas Thakur.