Cricket is set to make a return at the Asian Games following Olympic Council of Asia’s decision to include the gentlemen’s game in the sports programme for the 2022 Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China.&nbsp;

Cricket was included in the OCA sports programme in the General Assembly, which took place in Bangkok on Sunday as confirmed by the OCA honorary vice-president Randhir Singh.

Cricket was left out from the 2018 Asian Games, which was held in Indonesia. The last time cricket featured in the Asian Games was in the 2010 and 2014 edition but Team India opted out of the event on both the occasions citing hectic schedule. &nbsp;

"Yes, cricket has been included in the sports programme for the 2022 Hangzhou Games," OCA honorary vice-president Randhir Singh told PTI.The twenty-20 format is likely to be played at the Asian Games same like the 2010 and 2014 edition in Guangzhou and Incheon respectively. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) still have a few years on their hands to think about India’s participation in the quadrennial event.

"There is a lot of time to go for 2022 Asian Games. In due time, we will discuss and decide," a BCCI official was quoted as saying by PTI.

Bangladesh and Pakistan were the gold winners in the men’s and women’s event in 2010 Asian Games while Sri Lanka and Pakistan bagged the top laurels in 2014.

The gentlemen’s game has also been played once at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 when India and Pakistan sent their teams to Kuala Lumpur, but it was the South African side under the leadership of Shaun Pollock, which won the gold, whereas the Steve Waugh-led Australian team bagged the silver.

Now, it would be interesting to see whether the BCCI decides to send the Indian team for the 2022 edition of the Asian Games, given the already hectic schedule of the Men and Women in Blue.

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Cricket is set to make a return at the Asian Games following Olympic Council of Asia’s decision to include the gentlemen’s game in the sports programme for the 2022 Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China.

Cricket is set to make a return at the Asian Games following Olympic Council of Asia’s decision to include the gentlemen’s game in the sports programme for the 2022 Asian Games, which is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China. Cricket was included in the OCA sports programme in the General Assembly, which took place in Bangkok on Sunday as confirmed by the OCA honorary vice-president Randhir Singh. Cricket was left out from the 2018 Asian Games, which was held in Indonesia. The last time cricket featured in the Asian Games was in the 2010 and 2014 edition but Team India opted out of the event on both the occasions citing hectic schedule. "Yes, cricket has been included in the sports programme for the 2022 Hangzhou Games," OCA honorary vice-president Randhir Singh told PTI.The twenty-20 format is likely to be played at the Asian Games same like the 2010 and 2014 edition in Guangzhou and Incheon respectively. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) still have a few years on their hands to think about India’s participation in the quadrennial event. "There is a lot of time to go for 2022 Asian Games. In due time, we will discuss and decide," a BCCI official was quoted as saying by PTI. Bangladesh and Pakistan were the gold winners in the men’s and women’s event in 2010 Asian Games while Sri Lanka and Pakistan bagged the top laurels in 2014. The gentlemen’s game has also been played once at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 when India and Pakistan sent their teams to Kuala Lumpur, but it was the South African side under the leadership of Shaun Pollock, which won the gold, whereas the Steve Waugh-led Australian team bagged the silver. Now, it would be interesting to see whether the BCCI decides to send the Indian team for the 2022 edition of the Asian Games, given the already hectic schedule of the Men and Women in Blue.

Cricket all set to make Asian Games return in 2022 edition

Brazilian police yesterday seized passports, phones and computers during a raid on the Irish Olympic office at the Rio Games as they stepped up an inquiry into black market tickets. 
 
Irish International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey has already been detained in the inquiry. 
 
An Olympic Council of Ireland statement said Rio police took &quot;passports along with their phones and laptops&quot; from Irish officials at the OCI office in the athletes Village. Also confiscated were unused Olympic tickets that were meant to be for &quot;athletes&#39; families and friends.&quot; 
 
Irish media said three officials had their passports seized. But the OCI did not comment. 
 
&quot;The OCI personnel were asked to present for questioning at a local police station on Tuesday,&quot; the statement said. The officials &quot;agreed&quot;, it added. 
 
Rio police did not confirm their role in yesterday&#39;s raid but said they were &quot;conducting investigations since the morning, which will continue until Tuesday.&quot; 
 
Earlier, IOC president Thomas Bach said that Hickey, currently held in the Bangu maximum security prison in Rio, will appear before a Brazilian judge on Tuesday. 
 
The International Olympic Committee leader gave no other details but the 71-year-old Hickey could be formally charged or the judge could order him released on bail. 
 
&quot;Mr Hickey will have his first hearing by a judge next Tuesday,&quot; Bach said yesterday on the sidelines of an IOC executive meeting in Rio at the end of the Olympic Games. 
 
Hickey, an IOC member, head of the Olympic Council of Ireland and the European Olympic Committees, was detained Wednesday and is accused of involvement in a ticket scam, ambush marketing and conspiracy over the sale of Rio Olympics tickets at inflated prices. 
 
The ticket case has come as an embarrassment for the IOC. Bach again stressed the &quot;presumption of innocence&quot; in Hickey&#39;s case. He has not criticised or supported the Irish official. 
 
Hickey &quot;temporarily&quot; stood down from his official positions after the arrest so the IOC ethics commission has not yet launched an official investigation. 
 
The scandal has been mounting since the arrest on August 5 of Kevin Mallon, the Irish head of the THG hospitality company. 
 
Police said they seized hundreds of tickets from Mallon some of which had the Olympic Council of Ireland name on them. 
 
Tickets, including for the Rio opening ceremony, with a face value of about $1,400 dollars were offered for sale at $8,000. 
 
Hickey denied any involvement with THG before his arrest. 
 
(AFP)

The police also confiscated unused Olympic tickets that were meant to be for 'athletes' families and friends'

Brazilian police yesterday seized passports, phones and computers during a raid on the Irish Olympic office at the Rio Games as they stepped up an inquiry into black market tickets. Irish International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey has already been detained in the inquiry. An Olympic Council of Ireland statement said Rio police took "passports along with their phones and laptops" from Irish officials at the OCI office in the athletes Village. Also confiscated were unused Olympic tickets that were meant to be for "athletes' families and friends." Irish media said three officials had their passports seized. But the OCI did not comment. "The OCI personnel were asked to present for questioning at a local police station on Tuesday," the statement said. The officials "agreed", it added. Rio police did not confirm their role in yesterday's raid but said they were "conducting investigations since the morning, which will continue until Tuesday." Earlier, IOC president Thomas Bach said that Hickey, currently held in the Bangu maximum security prison in Rio, will appear before a Brazilian judge on Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee leader gave no other details but the 71-year-old Hickey could be formally charged or the judge could order him released on bail. "Mr Hickey will have his first hearing by a judge next Tuesday," Bach said yesterday on the sidelines of an IOC executive meeting in Rio at the end of the Olympic Games. Hickey, an IOC member, head of the Olympic Council of Ireland and the European Olympic Committees, was detained Wednesday and is accused of involvement in a ticket scam, ambush marketing and conspiracy over the sale of Rio Olympics tickets at inflated prices. The ticket case has come as an embarrassment for the IOC. Bach again stressed the "presumption of innocence" in Hickey's case. He has not criticised or supported the Irish official. Hickey "temporarily" stood down from his official positions after the arrest so the IOC ethics commission has not yet launched an official investigation. The scandal has been mounting since the arrest on August 5 of Kevin Mallon, the Irish head of the THG hospitality company. Police said they seized hundreds of tickets from Mallon some of which had the Olympic Council of Ireland name on them. Tickets, including for the Rio opening ceremony, with a face value of about $1,400 dollars were offered for sale at $8,000. Hickey denied any involvement with THG before his arrest. (AFP)

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Rio police seize passports in raid on Irish Olympics office