ICC Recommends Six- Team T20 Events For 2028 Olympics
Six-team T20 events have been suggested by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2028 Olympic Games, with a decision due in October. Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI, has been strategically appointed to the ICC's Olympics working group, which is led by ICC chairman Greg Barclay and also includes independent directors Indra Nooyi and Paraag Marathe (the former USA Cricket president). The International Cricket Council has "suggested" six-team T20 events for both men and women to the Games' organising committee in hopes that the sport would be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.According to a source in ESPNCricinfo, when the organisers complete the list of new sports by March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will make a final decision on the inclusion of cricket around October. The IOC session in Mumbai, which is anticipated to happen around October of this year, would then ratify these, it was stated.Shah was chosen "within the context of India's aim to host the Olympics in 2036. Additionally, the ICC thinks Shah's participation might have a significant and perhaps influential campaign for cricket to be included at sports' largest global event in its discussions with the IOC, according to the article. According to their Olympic strategy, the six-team event concept was created to assure a more affordable Olympics.Along with baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash, and racing, cricket is vying for a position on the LA 28 squad.
