Overview
- Cricket returns to the Olympics in 2028 after a 128-year absence with six-team T20 events for men and women.
- Cricket West Indies (CWI) has formally petitioned the ICC to address qualification challenges for its 15-member region under IOC rules barring composite teams.
- CWI's proposals include an inter-Caribbean tournament or participation in global qualifiers for individual member nations.
- Concerns persist that reliance on world rankings or host-nation slots could exclude Caribbean nations from the Games.
- CWI leadership emphasizes the Caribbean's Olympic legacy and calls for fairness to avoid excluding young cricketers from this historic opportunity.