New Delhi, July 24 -- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have received direct entry into the quarterfinals of the men's cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The four top-seeded teams will wait in the knockout stage, where they will be joined by four qualifiers. The draw for the tournament was announced on Thursday.
The qualifying round features six teams divided into two groups. Afghanistan, runners-up at the 2023 Asian Games, are placed in Group A along with hosts Japan and Nepal. Group B consists of Malaysia, Oman and Hong Kong, China.
Each team will play the other two sides in its group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face the seeded teams...