Team India will not participate in Asian Games: BCCI refuses to send men's and women's cricket team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to send men's and women's cricket teams to the Asian Games. The Asian Games are to be held in China from 23 September to 28 October. This time cricket has also been included. It is to be played in T20 format. The Asian Games were to be held last year, but due to Corona, it was postponed for a year.
According to media reports, Asian Games Chef de Mission Bhupender Singh Bajwa said that entries for all sports except cricket have been sent. 42 sports are being organized in the Asian Games to be held in China. Bajwa said that before the last date of entry, the BCCI informed that due to the busy schedule of cricket this year, the men's and women's teams will not participate in the Asian Games.
This year the Men's ODI World is to be played in India in October-November. The Asia Cup is also to be played in September before the World Cup. Which is to be organized in Pakistan. Although the BCCI has already declared that the Indian team will not go to Pakistan. However, India's matches can be played at any neutral venue.
BCCI has never sent a team to the Asian Games before. Cricket was included in the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014. BCCI did not send men's and women's teams even then in both. Cricket was excluded from the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. Cricket has returned from the Asian Games to be held in China. The BCCI's decision not to send the Indian cricket team to the Asian Games comes at a time when the exercise to include cricket in the Olympics is underway.
Pakistan has won the Asian Games medal the most number of times in men's and women's cricket.
Cricket has participated twice in the Asian Games. Pakistan has won Gold 2 times for the maximum number of times in men's and women's cricket. Pakistan women's cricket has been victorious both times. Apart from this, the men's team has won the bronze medal once. Whereas Bangladesh has won 4 medals. The men's team has been the winner once. While standing third once. Whereas the women finished runner-up twice.