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‘Don’t understand it, but it looks fun’: cricket bowls Japan over
Key takeaways
- Japanese fans will be familiar with many of the events at the Olympic-like multi-sport competition when it is held in Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, but most are likely to be stumped by cricket.
- That won’t stop them from taking an interest though, and now they have a purpose-built ground to welcome star teams such as India and Pakistan.
- Korogi Sports Park, a converted baseball field that still has a pitcher’s mound just beyond the boundary, is about a 40-minute train ride from central Nagoya.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Curious spectators clutching rulebooks watch as a batsman smacks a six into the sand and weeds surrounding Japan’s brand-new cricket ground, four months before it hosts matches at the Asian Games.
Japanese fans will be familiar with many of the events at the Olympic-like multi-sport competition when it is held in Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, but most are likely to be stumped by cricket.
That won’t stop them from taking an interest though, and now they have a purpose-built ground to welcome star teams such as India and Pakistan.
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