Head coach Mike Hesson has admitted that Pakistan will have some catching up to do if they are to challenge archrivals India at the Asian Games. India’s men have won back-to-back Twenty20 World Cups and are also defending champions at the Asian Games. Since Hesson took over in May last year, Pakistan have lost to India three times in the Asia Cup 2025 and once in this year’s T20 World Cup.
The men’s cricket at the Asian Games in Japan starts on Thursday. Pakistan and India have never met at the games but are likely to face-off in the semifinals on October 1 in Nagoya. Pakistan will first meet the winners of Pool B – comprising Hong Kong, Oman and Malaysia – in the quarterfinal on September 28.
Hesson said Pakistan need to start well. Pakistan have never won a medal in Asian Games cricket, losing the bronze medal match in 2010 and 2023, while they did not compete in 2014.
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