Asian Games: China ‘stops over’ for cricket but Jun Yu wants to meet Smriti Mandhana | Asian Games 2023 News – Times of India
HANGZHOU: Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field. It's an interesting name. Technology, which Hangzhou is world famous for, and cricket, which is nothing more than an Asian Games stopover for the Chinese locals.The ball flying for a six invites a few claps, possibly because that's the closest cricket gets to baseball, reminding the sparse crowd here of a home run. A father is chasing his daughter up and down the stairs. It's a day out for the family, some of whom are in the shade inside, saving themselves from the blazing sun.The umbrellas are out in numbers, for a different reason than 4-5 days ago when Hangzhou was overcast, breezy and rainy. A wicket falls, a group of Indian fans cheers; but under those umbrellas, the Chinese visitors to the ground are either trying to figur...