Olympic Briefs — Cricket in Asian Games; British Olympian Turns 100


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India, and the other leading Cricket teams in Asia, all pledged to send their best teams to the Asian Games in 2010. (Getty Images) The Olympic Council of Asia approved cricket’s bid to join the Asiad program at the 2010 games in Guangzhou, China. India and Pakistan, two perennial superpowers in the sport, both pledged to send their best squads in 2010. The shortened Twenty20 format will be used at the games. The four Asian Test playing nations of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh will automatically qualify for the tournament, which will feature men and women competitions, as will...