A Chinese cricket player (right) in action during an Asian Games qualifier against Nepal on May 31, 2026 Photo: Courtesy of the Chinese Cricket Association Cricket has a formidable following across ...

China is taking its cricket quite seriously. The opening of a new stadium earlier this month has been a big statement of intent from the world’s second most populous country after India. China joined ...

Two days before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, the Chinese women’s cricket team was knocked out of the tournament without playing a single ball. In what has become one ...

Their quarter-final against Bangladesh was abandoned due to persistent rain and a wet outfield Bangladesh advanced to the semi-finals as the higher-ranked team under the tournament rules China’s women ...

The former Bangladesh international spent the next two years helping reshape the national setup. By the time she left China to join the Qatar national team in January this year, around 25 players were ...

At first glance, China is an improbable frontier for cricket. Their men sit 92nd in the T20I rankings and their women 36th, while cricket remains peripheral in a sporting culture dominated by ...