Goa, July 24 -- India and Pakistan have been drawn in opposite halves of both the men's and women's cricket competitions at the 2026 Asian Games, ensuring that the two arch-rivals can face each other only in the gold medal matches if they successfully progress through their respective campaigns. The cricket events will be held during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games from September 19 to October 4.

In the men's competition, defending champions India, along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, have earned direct qualification to the quarter-finals as the four highest-ranked Asian teams in the ICC men's T20I rankings. The remaining six teams-Afghanistan, Hong Kong China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates-will first com...