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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Hughes

Team GB to be guaranteed place in men’s T20 cricket at 2028 Olympics

An LA 2028 sign
Los Angeles will host the 2028 summer Games, which will feature cricket for the first time since 1900. Photograph: Richard Vogel/AP

Team GB will be guaranteed a place in the men’s cricket tournament at LA 2028 after the International Cricket Council opted to use the regional qualifying format favoured by the Olympic movement.

The decision is understood to have provoked a backlash from Pakistan and New Zealand, who face missing out on cricket’s return to the Olympics after 128 years, with India and Australia to be awarded spots from Asia and Oceania respectively based on the ICC rankings. The International Olympic Committee favours regional qualifying to ensure all parts of the world are represented at the Games so it is a truly global event.

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