The lure of Games gold could keep the world’s brightest T20 stars playing for their countries. But Australia have work to do to make sure they’re on the plane to Los Angeles.
The Australian men’s cricket team could be sidelined from the game’s historic return as an Olympic sport unless the side maintains a top five Twenty20 world ranking.– alongside lacrosse, baseball, softball, squash and flag football – will feature six nations competing in separate men’s and women’s T20 competitions.
A decision on the qualifying process, and whether the lowly ranked USA would be granted a men’s and women’s slot as host nation, is not expected until 2025. Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said the prospect of Olympic berths being decided by ICC rankings would likely mean a rise in prominence for the bilateral series that dictates them, and countries pushing for their best players to play international T20s.“We were very disappointed not to go further in 2022,” Hockley said of Australia’s most recent T20 World Cup campaign.
“The T20 World Cup, with the expansion now from 16 teams to 20 teams, is an opportunity for all of the cricketing countries to be able to compete. The US will co-host next year’s T20 World Cup alongside the West Indies, with games to be played in Texas, Florida and Long Island.T20’s Olympics addition puts further pressure on the 50-over format, given an already crowded international calendar and the proliferation of domestic leagues around the world.
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