Cricket trying to gain a foothold in Japan

Japan is hosting the first East Asia Cricket Cup in Sano, near Tokyo.

Japan’s cricketers are a long way from competing at the highest level but the game does have a presence in the country.

National cricket team captain, Masaomi Kobayashi, talks to Al Jazeera about the sport’s growing popularity in Japan.

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