Eyes on Gold! Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Team India jets off to China for Asian Games

Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Team India has jet off to China for Asain Games 2023. To emulate the success of the women’s cricket team, the men’s team will also start their campaign from the quarter-finals stage.

SAI Media confirmed on Thursday that Team India has taken off from Mumbai airport, bound for Hangzhou, for their much-anticipated campaign at the Asian Games 2023.

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Apart from skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, all eyes will be on Yashasvi Jaiswal, Prabhsimran Singh, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, and Rahul Triphati. Notably, NCA chief and team’s head coach VVS Laxman was also spotted with the Men in Blue.

Team India will reach China by evening and from tomorrow onwards they will start their practice. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar have tested their muscles out in recently concluded India vs Australia ODI series (IND vs AUS). The duo performed well in that series and will be keen to continue their form.

Due to their higher seeding, India will start their Asian Games campaign on October 3 in the quarterfinals. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are the four teams that will compete in the quarter-finals straight.

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Indian team is on its way to the Asian Games. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and coach VVS Laxman ❤️🔥#AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/NFcQ801klT

— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) September 27, 2023

Asian Games 2023 teams and groups

Group A: Mongolia, Maldives, Nepal.

B Group: Cambodia, Hong Kong China, Japan

Group C: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Quarter-finals (direct entry): India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

India’s cricket match in the opening quarterfinal will start at 6:30 AM IST.

Live coverage of India‘s cricket matches at the Asian Games in 2023 will be carried on Sony Sports 5 HD/SD and Sony Ten 3 HD/SD.

During the men’s cricket competition at the 2023 Asiad Sony LIV will stream live India matches.

Men’s Cricket India Squad for Asiad

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.