New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- From drag-flicking superstar hockey player Harmanpreet Singh to skipper Shreyas Iyer to kabaddi star Sunil Kumar, some of India's best in team sports will be leading the country's effort at the Asian Games starting in Japan from September 19.

While every discipline, from athletics to badminton to shooting, will offer plenty of star power and thrill, eyes will also be on team sports events in which India excels - cricket, hockey and kabaddi.

-Cricket

Indian men's and women's cricket teams will be defending their gold medals at Japan and would be aiming to recreate the historic double achieved during the 2022 edition at Hangzhou.

During Team India's previous visit to the Asian Games in Hangzhou, some of India's fu...