In a recent development, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has formed a work group to review global affairs before the return of cricket at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The move involves restructuring cricket formats and underlining the qualification process for the Olympics in the USA.
Cricket is ready to return to the Olympics after more than a century, with a T20 format involved in the game of 2028 Los Angeles. However, with just three years to leave, there is still no clarity of how the teams will qualify for the six-team incident. The ICC has yet to provide any official details on the qualification process.
ICC Working Group LA28 to address qualification and format structure
According to a report by Cricbuzz, on July 18, the Center Executive Committee (CEC) meeting emphasized the need to create a long delayed working group.
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During the ICC Board meeting, the formation of this group is expected to be formed in early Saturday, it will include members of both CEC and the board. Its primary responsibility LA28 will have to propose a qualification system for the six-team T20 incident.
While there is strong support between ICC officers and stakeholders to use the team rankings to determine the Olympic berth, the final decision has been postponed to the soon -to -be -made work group.
LA28 ICC Working Group to detect qualification options
There were informal suggestions to host a qualifying tournament for the 2028 LA Olympic Cricket event. However, organizing such an event is not possible due to a crowded future tourism program and limited time.
The ICC has assessed all the possible qualification options and has tasked the soon to be formed. If the ranking is chosen as the base, the group will also recommend a suitable cut-off date. The LA28 will feature only six men and six female teams in the T20 format.
The meeting chaired by the newly appointed CEO Sanjog Gupta also confirmed that the minimum age for international players would remain 15, but exceptions can be made in special cases. ICC President J Shah attended the meeting as a former officer member. According to the actual rule, young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is currently 14 years and 113 days old, will have to wait long before the start of India.
Leadership to finalize the fate of ICC USA cricket -Suraghal
ICC is preparing to make an important decision about the future of USA Cricket (USAC), as the stress between the governing body and its leadership increases. A recent generalization committee sent to the US has allegedly called for the resignation of USAC officials.
The ICC received a directive from the American Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), for which the USAC needs to secure a condition for any sport involved in the La 28 games, to secure the status of the National Governing Body (NGB).
The ICC has warned that the failure to solve the issues of the rule of the USAC can damage its official recognition and potentially prevent the US team from competing in the Olympics, a major setback for re -production of the game on such a global platform.
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