Summary
The Japan Cricket Association worked with leaders from India and other countries.
A big car maker, Suzuki, is helping pay for the games.
The matches will be played in a former baseball stadium.
Key Points
5 points1
Japan will host cricket games as part of the Asian Games competition.
2
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will all play.
3
Japan’s foreign minister gave an Indian cricket jersey as a friendly gift.
4
The Japanese prime minister and India’s prime minister agreed to mark 75 years of friendship with a cricket match.
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The event aims to grow interest in cricket and build friendships between countries.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsassociate member
a country that is still learning the sport and not yet a full member
full member
a country that is fully recognized in the sport’s world organization
International Cricket Council
the group that runs cricket around the world
Twenty20
a short type of cricket game that lasts about three hours
pitch
the special part of the field where the game is played
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