New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) Former international shotgun shooter and veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh on Wednesday called upon the BCCI to send the best cricket teams to the Asian Games, saying such a step is imperative to popularise the game in the continent as well as globally.

Randhir, who is set to become the first Indian president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) after emerging as the only candidate for the top post for the September 8 elections, added that India should encourage more sporting activity with Pakistan rather than travelling “hundreds of miles” to play games in various sports disciplines.

“Till now, they (BCCI) only send the ‘B’ team, which is a counter-bullet for them because you cannot popularise a sport (globally) if you are not strong in your continent. You cannot expect Europe or somebody else or South America to include cricket in their continental game,” Randhir, the 77-year-old former member of the International Olympic Council and ex-secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), told

Source: PTI News