Sounds exciting; until you hear what former India batter Aakash Chopra has to say. He’s warning that the pitches in Japan; hastily converted from baseball fields; might not just be bumpy... they could be dangerous. And it’s not just about the wicket. Chopra’s real concern? Cricket doesn’t fit the multi-sport model. Players need calm, single rooms, proper prep time, and pitches that don’t crack under pressure; things that get overlooked when cricket’s squeezed into a mega-event like the Asian Games. He even calls it 'classist'; not because of who plays, but because the sport’s demands are treated as optional luxuries rather than necessities. With India’s teams defending their gold, the spotlight’s on performance; but Chopra’s pointing at something deeper: how we treat cricket in the global arena. Maybe it’s time we ask; should we be forcing cricket into formats that weren’t built for it? Or is it better to let it shine on its own terms?