{"id":875840,"date":"2026-09-01T05:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875840\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T05:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:16:13","slug":"pampered-asian-games-cricket-chiefs-in-moan-over-lack-of-5-star-accommodation-for-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/875840\/","title":{"rendered":"Pampered Asian Games cricket chiefs in moan over lack of 5-star accommodation for players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While players around the world are often happy if a ground has proper boundaries and there isn\u2019t broken glass in the outfield, Asian Games cricket chiefs have been complaining about a lack of luxury accommodation for their pampered stars.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A Sri Lankan official said the Asian Cricket Council had heard concerns over a lack of five-star hotels near the ground in Japan where games will be played, while India are reportedly threatening to send a second-string team.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s T20 cricket will be played at the host\u2019s newly built cricket ground in Nisshin, with matches starting on September 17.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But reports of tents serving as dressing rooms for players, distant washroom facilities and lack of top-class accommodation for cricketers have raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThere are some concerns with regard to the quality of accommodation being provided and also with regard to the logistics,\u201d Prakash Schaffter, Sri Lanka Cricket secretary, told reporters in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sri Lanka cricket transformation committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne (left) speaks with secretary Prakash Schaffter during a press conference at the Sri Lanka Cricket Board office in Colombo. Photo: AFP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fda6b1e9-c3eb-4573-ae0c-ed95b99930fa_3f1a2568.jpg\" title=\"Sri Lanka cricket transformation committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne (left) speaks with secretary Prakash Schaffter during a press conference at the Sri Lanka Cricket Board office in Colombo. Photo: AFP\"\/>Sri Lanka cricket transformation committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne (left) speaks with secretary Prakash Schaffter during a press conference at the Sri Lanka Cricket Board office in Colombo. 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