India's Asian Games 2023 Schedule: Indian Stars Will Be In Action Even Before Games Begin - Find Full Schedule

19.09.2023 - 05:11 sports.ndtv.com

After the Asia Cup in cricket, the focus now shifts on the 2023 Asian Games. India will be aiming to scale new heights at the Asian Games 2023 after registering their best-ever medal count at the 2018 edition.

The 2023 edition of the Asian Games will start on September 23 in China's Hangzhou and will go on till October 8. The 19th edition of the Asian Games will witness a 655-member strong Indian team in action in 41 disciplines out of 61.

The games will be played across 56 venues, with 481 gold medals on offer, as per Olympics.com. Though the games will officially start on September 23, sports like cricket, football, volleyball and beach volleyball will kickstart from September 19 onwards. Cricket 1st Game: India Women's vs TBD - September 21 The men's and women's cricket teams, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur will be making their debut at the continental level event.

The women's team will start its campaign on September 21 and the final will be on September 25. After this, the men's cricket teams will kickstart their campaigns from September 27 and the title clash will take place on October 7.

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The Indian men's cricket team clinched the gold medal on its Asian Games debut after their final against Afghanistan was called off due to rain, and the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side was adjudged winners by virtue of being seeded higher in the continental showpiece on Saturday. Put in to bat, Afghanistan were 112 for 5 in 18.2 overs when persistent rain halted the proceedings at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, and the match never restarted from that point. The Afghans had a jittery start and were reduced to 12/3 inside four overs after their top-three -- Zubaid Akbari (5), Mohammad Shahzad (4) and Noor Ali Zadran (1) -- fell cheaply.

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"Matter Of Great Pride": VVS Laxman On Players Representing India At Asian Games 2023

Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman who will act as the head coach for the 'Men in Blue' during their Asian Games campaign said that it is a matter of "great pride" for the player to take part in the Asiad. Indian men's cricket team will kickstart their Asian Games campaign with their match against Nepal on Tuesday. On the eve of the quarterfinal clash, Laxman talked about the prospect of playing in China and talked about the opportunity that the Asian Games presents to these players. "It is very different we never thought that we would play cricket in China, I think it is a great opportunity for the entire team because participating in the Asian Games is itself a big opportunity and a matter of great pride for all these players," Laxman told reporters.