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Team India could send a ‘B’ team for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan after BCCI and ACC raised concerns over facilities, including tented dressing rooms, distant washrooms and small hotel rooms. A BCCI observer will assess arrangements before the final decision.

New Delhi: Team India could be sending a 'B' team for the upcoming Asian Games cricket tournament due to dissatisfaction of the BCCI and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) with the arrangements and facilities in Japan, as per a BCCI source.

The Asian Games will start from September 19 onwards in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The men's cricket tournament is scheduled from September 24 to October 3, while the women's tournament is scheduled from September 17 to 22.

A source from BCCI told ANI that the board and ACC are not satisfied with the facilities and arrangements for cricketers in Japan, and an observer from BCCI could be sent there. If the facilities are not found to be up to the mark, BCCI could consider sending a 'B' team to the competition.

The source told ANI, "BCCI and ACC are not happy with the facilities and arrangements in Japan, and the board will send an observer there. The observer will submit its report to us, and if arrangements are not up to the mark, we could consider sending a B team there. We told Japan Olympics officials during the ACC in a meeting that the dressing rooms were set up in tents and washrooms were just 500 m away from those tents, which has created an unsatisfying situation for the players. Also, the hotel rooms are really small, and it is a big concern."