The Shreyas Iyer-led Men in Blue defended their crown after beating the arch-rival by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s final, while the hockey team outclassed Pakistan 4-3 in the semis before eventually clinching the gold and securing a place in the Los Angeles Olympics. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Sunday confirmed that the men’s cricket final between India and Pakistan and the hockey semi-final between these two teams became the most-watched contest in the history of the Asian Games.
Of course, there were some challenges, but the way we handled the challenges should be more important to highlight,” Ikram said. We are happy to see that there is no big financial burden on the organising committee, and there is no white elephant left staying in Nagoya or anywhere,” said Husain. “The broadcast had the biggest viewership ever for the Games. “We are also aware that there were some complaints, and there were certain issues which were highlighted. “This achievement does not come without the best environment the organising committee created for the athletes. The athletes cannot perform if they don’t sleep well, don’t eat well and don’t have good transportation.
Thanks to two big matches: yesterday, the Pakistan-India cricket match was the most-viewed match, and the day before, the Pakistan-India hockey match was the most-viewed match ever in the Games’ history,” OCA Coordination Committee President Tayyab Ikram said at a press conference, according to news agency PTI.
