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The International Cricket Council (ICC) finalized the cricket qualification process at the 2028 Olympic Games, with British Media Outlet reports The guardian indicating that Pakistan is unlikely to qualify for the male event.
After discussions at its annual general meeting in Singapore, the ICC approved a regional qualification format to decide on the participating teams.
The Male Tournament at the Los Angeles Games will include six teams, with an automatic slot machine reserved for the host nation, the United States.
As part of the proposed model, the best classified team of each continent will qualify, guaranteeing the representation of all regions.
This means that India should claim the place of Asia, while Australia (Oceania), South Africa (Africa) and Great Britain (Europe) will also be automatically eligible. With these allowances, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand will miss the direct qualification.
One of the Caribbean nations could replace the United States if its governance problems are not resolved after the ICC called the US Cricket board of directors to resign this month.
Pakistan and New Zealand are not satisfied with the CPI’s decision, but even if it has not yet been ratified by the Board of Directors, it is unlikely to be reversed.
The International Olympic Committee (CIO) has also been pressure for the regional qualification system to ensure global representation and promote the International Cricket Call.
This format, however, leaves only one place open after India, Australia, South Africa, Great Britain and the United States have confirmed their place.
The ICC will decide how the sixth and last place will be allocated. There are speculations that he could go to a team representative of the Caribbean islands, similar to the arrangement of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the Barbados represented the region.
Men’s and female cricket tournaments in 2028 will be played in T20 format.
The ICC has already confirmed that the two competitions will take place from July 12 to July 29, 2028, with the female medal match scheduled for July 20 and the male final on July 29.
The cricket will return to the Olympic scene after 128 years. The only previous appearance of the sport took place at the 1900 Paris Games, where Great Britain beat France in a single match to claim gold.
