The only time the game of Cricket featured in the Commonwealth Games was in 1998 in Malaysia. In 1998, the main Indian team led by Sourav Ganguly and featuring the likes of Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin and Javagal Srinath, was playing in Canada in the Sahara Cup against Pakistan. Ideally, the team sent for the Commonwealth Games won't be called a second team as it featured the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman, led by Ajay Jadeja and Anil Kumble as his deputy. However, it wasn't really a memorable tournament for the Indian team as they were eliminated from the group stage only. The game is set to feature in the Commonwealth Games again as the women's T20 tournament is included in the 2022 Birmingham games.

Source: dna July 23, 2021 16:52 UTC