NEW DELHI: Unfancied China should not be underestimated when cricket makes its debut at the Asian Games next month, according to Pakistan great Javed Miandad.
China will play cricket on the world stage for the first time during the November 12-27 Games in Guangzhou, having qualified for the Twenty20 competition by virtue of being the hosts. But Miandad, one of the mentors of the fledging sport in China, said the country’s cricketers could prove to be the surprise of the tournament.
“Cricket may not be very popular in China, but it is a known fact that when they decide to do something, they go all out,” Miandad was quoted as saying.