Tokyo, Sept. 21 -- Ahead of India's landmark one-off T20I against Japan ahead of the Asian Games 2026 campaign, Japan all-rounder Benjamin Ito-Davis aims to show "Japanese spirit" against the reigning T20 champions, while Jake Kusuda-Nairn wants the prized scalp of rising teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Earlier in September, the Japan Cricket Association (JCA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the men's teams from each nation will play a T20 International match to launch the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations.

Speaking ahead of the match, all-rounder Ito-Davis, who has scored 263 runs in 25 T20Is and 20 innings at an average of 16.43 and picked 31 wicke...