<p>The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2025-its-going-to-be-an-exciting-challenge-boult-on-vaibhav-suryavanshi-23532130" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>cricket</strong></a> will be a part of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/amp/sports/other-sports/article/asian-games-medallist-narender-to-lead-india-at-world-boxing-cup-23510540" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Asian Games</strong></a> to be held in Japan from September 19 to October 4.</p>
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<p>The call to retain cricket was taken during the meeting between the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the organising committee (AINAGOC) earlier this week.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It will be played in the T20 format and hosted in Aichi prefecture, although the venues are yet to be finalised. This will be the fourth time cricket features in the Asian Games, after its inclusion in Guangzhou (2010), Incheon (2014), and Hangzhou (2023).&nbsp;</p>
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The call to retain cricket was taken during the meeting between the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the organising committee (AINAGOC) earlier this week

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