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Asian Cricket Council (ACC) finally convened its annual general meeting today in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Representatives of all members of the organization joined. The meeting was officially chaired by Pakistan Mohsin Naqvi, head of Cricket Council.
It is the new boss, that is, the President of the Asian Cricket Council. The meeting, which was previously questioned about completing its quorum, has now been a success with all the member nations that join the meeting, either in person or online.
Following the meeting, President Naqvi appreciated the efforts of the organizers, the Bangladesh Cricket Board and his temporary head, Mr. Aminul Islam, President of the BCB.
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He acknowledged the prestigious time to organize the ACC’s annual general meeting and thanked BCB for creating an atmosphere of funny professionalism, collaboration and hospitality.
Cricket included in Asian Games 2026 at ACC AGM
The main agenda of the ACC’s annual general meeting was to decide the future of the next Asia Cup, its possible lodging rights and more. However, no conclusion could be drawn from the continental championship, except for the confirmation that will be held with the participation of 8 member nations.
However, another meeting has been scheduled to decide the destination of the Asia Cup. The ACC made a significant decision to announce the inclusion of the cricket at the upcoming Asian Games 2026, which will be held in Japan.
ACC announced that a total of 10 men and 8 national women teams Since the ACC members will be part of the Asian Games 2026 and the selections will be made according to the rankings.
Beside these, the Asian Cricket Council also announced the inclusion of 3 newer nations, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and the Philippines, to the ACC family.
History of Cricket at Asian Games
Asian games are a multi -sports event that includes the participation of athletes only from several Asian nations. After the 1998 Commonwealth Games, Cricket was no longer part of any multi -sports event; However, it was announced that the Cricket would be included in the 2010 Asian Games by the Asia Olympic Council.
This marks that Asian Games 2026 will be the 4th edition of Cricket at the Games. At present, India The men and women of India find themselves as defending champions, after winning the Asian Games in 2022.
Before preparing the Asian Games 2026, it should be borne in mind that Pakistan is a twice a female champion, and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India have once won the men’s event.
The cricket has also been included in the La28 Summer Olympics 28
Cricket has reached world heights, as sport is now not only played by a limited number of nations, but also several nations known by multi -sport events have shown interest in the game in recent times.
As a result, the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028 will include the Cricket game and will mark the return of the game to the Olympic Games for the first time after a 128 -year gap.
The Committee still has to decide on the team’s selection process, but has confirmed that it would include 6 teams in both male and female events. Now, after validation at the Olympic Games, Cricket goes into another multi-equipment sports event, The Asian Games 2026.
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