India men's cricket squad delayed by kit-sizing issue ahead of Asian Games trip
Members of the India men's cricket team in New Delhi are awaiting correctly sized playing kits ahead of their departure for the Asian Games in the wee hours of Sunday (September 19, 2026), PTI has learnt. The hold-up follows exchanges between the BCCI and the Indian Olympic Association’s kit supplier, JSW Inspire, over the players’ jerseys.
The Shreyas Iyer-led side is scheduled to depart from the national capital early on Sunday (September 20, 2026) morning and will wear their standard kit for the one-off T20I against Japan on September 22. The team is due to don the official Asian Games jersey when the competition begins on September 28.
An IOA source told PTI: "There was a sizing issue in kits for cricketers; the majority of them have been rectified. There are a few left, and they will be delivered to the team shortly. With players needing two different jerseys there (one for bilateral and another for Asian Games), this can happen."
Because some Indian athletes faced delays securing accommodation in Nagoya, the BCCI has decided to make its own hotel arrangements for the competition. There are also question marks over the cricketing facilities there, including the field of play, according to the report.
The Indian women's team has been staying in accommodation arranged by the IOA. A source said: "The women's team accommodation was never an issue. The rooms provided by the organisers for the men's team did not even have space to keep the kit bags. There are not many big hotels there but the BCCI has managed to make its own arrangement shortly before their departure to Japan."
Some athletes competing in the Asian Games had to wait hours before checking into their accommodation, and there is no dedicated Games Village this time around; organisers are housing athletes on cruise ships, containers and hotels.
India will play the one-off T20I against Japan on September 22 in their standard kit and is scheduled to switch to the official Asian Games jersey when the tournament begins on September 28.
