Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 30 -- Indian wicketkeeper/batter Sanju Samson acknowledged that the unfamiliar conditions in Nagoya could pose a challenge, with most players from both India and Sri Lanka playing there for the first time in Japan in the Asian Games semi-final clash on Thursday.

He said both teams would start on an even footing without much knowledge of the conditions and expressed excitement about competing in the semi-final.

India won gold in the men's cricket event at the 2022 Asian Games and will be keen to repeat that feat as they look to add another title to their recent T20I success, having lifted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2024 and 2026.

However, conditions in Nagoya remain an unknown quantity, presenting a fresh challen...