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Shukla said the board would look to get its cricketers individual rooms in the official hotels While the organisers’ allocation had raised concerns over twin-sharing rooms. The options were to make them stay in Osaka or Tokyo, but that’s too far away,” Shukla said at the Asian Games-bound Indian contingent’s send-off ceremony here. Shukla said the bigger concern was the playing facilities. The Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) team visited Nagoya and is now satisfied with the facilities,” he said. The IOA had said it would not seek separate arrangements for cricket. Our full contingent is going with the most talented players, and I hope we will definitely win,” he said.
“Whatever they (organisers) are providing, we are staying there. We have photographs and videos of the accommodation and, though it is not five-star, it is good and comfortable. The men’s team has been allotted the three-star APA Hotel Nagoya Ekimae, while the women’s team will stay at the four-star Meitetsu Grand Hotel. Both are below the five-star standard Indian cricketers usually receive on overseas tours. “The big issue was the ground, wickets and dressing rooms. Shukla also dismissed speculation that India would send a second-string side. “It is a complete rumour that we are sending our ‘B’ team.
TOI had reported on Saturday, quoting Indian Olympic Association (IOA) CEO Raghuram Iyer, that the cricketers would not receive special treatment.