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Cricket in Olympics 2028: ICC suggests 6-team T20 contest for men ... (Livemint)

T20 was suggested as the format because LA28 and the IOC had both informed the ICC that the format should be one in which a world championship is held ...

Cricket in Olympics: ICC proposes six-team T20 contests in 2028 LA ... (The Indian Express)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly suggested a six-team T20 format for men and women at 2028 Olympics in a bid to include the sport at ...

Besides Olympics, the other multi-sport in which cricket featured was only in the 1998 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. Cricket, which has featured at the Olympics just once in 1900 Paris Games. The proposal for a six-team event was made to ensure a more cost efficient Olympics which is part of their Olympic Agenda, it added.

ICC recommends six-team T20 events for 2028 Olympics, final ... (Hindustan Times)

In a strategic move, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has been added to the ICC's Olympics working group headed by ICC chairman Greg Barclay, and which also includes ...

In a strategic move, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has been added to the ICC's Olympics working group headed by ICC chairman Greg Barclay, and which also includes Indra Nooyi (independent director) and Paraag Marathe (former USA Cricket president).

Cricket in Olympics: ICC recommends six-team T20 events for 2028 ... (India Today)

The International Cricket Council has 'recommended' six-team T20 events for both men and women to the Games' organising committee for 2028 Olympics.

Shah was included 'keeping in mind India's ambition' to host the Olympics in 2036. According to ESPNCricinfo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will make a final decision on cricket's inclusion around October after the organisers finalise the list of new sports by March. These will then be ratified at the IOC's session in Mumbai, which is scheduled for October of this year, according to the statement.

Report: ICC pushes for cricket to be part of 2028 LA Olympics with ... (Khel Now)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) continued its efforts to get men's and women's cricket included in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

During the discussions, the ICC received guidance from LA28 that both the men’s and women’s competitions would need to be limited to a single facility. T20 cricket was proposed as the format because both LA28 and the IOC instructed the ICC that the format should include a global championship (which would rule out T10), a short length (which would rule out ODIs), and high fan appeal. LA28 further informed the ICC that the intended event’s quality must not be jeopardised. The IOC has established that the best method to decrease expenses is to avoid inflated team sizes across disciplines as well as total contingents. Cricket is up against eight other sports for a spot in the 2028 Olympics: baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse, break dancing, karate, kickboxing, squash, and motorsport. These will then be validated by the IOC session in Mumbai, which is scheduled for October of this year.

ICC proposes six-team T20 events for both men and women at 2028 ... (ESPNcricinfo.com)

International Olympic Committee's final decision on whether cricket would be included in the Games is expected around October.

And the ICC believes Shah's involvement could lend an important and potentially influential push in its negotiations with the IOC for cricket to be included at sport's biggest global event. It is understood that during the discussions, the guidance the ICC received from LA28 was that both the men's and women's events would need to be restricted to a single venue. The IOC will review the proposals for all of them before finalising how many could be added to the list of 28 already finalised in February 2022. LA28 also told the ICC that the quality of the proposed event must not be compromised, and it would need to be contested by the very best. Originally, the ICC had recommended two venues for it, but the organisers limited it to one venue - Edgbaston - with 16 matches conducted across ten days with multiple double-headers. The key reason behind the ICC recommending six-team events is the IOC's drive to become more cost efficient, which it has laid out as part of its strategic plan titled "Olympic Agenda 2020+5".

LA 2028 Olympics Cricket: Desperate ICC proposes 6-team T20 ... (InsideSport)

LA 2028 Olympics Cricket: Cricket in Olympics – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is still hopeful of the sport's inclusion in Los Angeles 2028 ...

Follow all cricket and Los Angeles 2028 Olympics updates on Shah was included “keeping in mind India’s ambition” to host the Olympics in 2036. These will then be ratified at the IOC’s session in Mumbai, which is expected to take place around October this year, it added.