The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council on Friday approved the participation of the men's and women's teams for the Hangzhou Asian Games in September-October 2023. Asian Games will take place in China this year from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Cricket will be featured in the multi-sport event. While a full-strength women's squad will be chosen for the competition to begin on September 19, the men's second-string team will begin competing on September 28. Cricket has been played only twice at the Asian Games. Both editions were not attended by the Indian cricket team. For the men's team, the Asian Games cricket competition falls during a vital time period because India will host the ODI World Cup beginning on October 5.