The International Cricket Council (ICC) will apply for the consideration of ladies' cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Durban, South Africa, the representing body has said.
Cricket has attempted to wander into new markets far from its customary fortifications and the persuasive Indian board's hesitance to hold onto multi-sports occasions as a way to build presentation has thwarted development.
Taking after a presentation by the Commonwealth Games Federation, the ICC board consented to apply for a ladies' opposition at the Durban Games amid its yearly meeting in Edinburgh on Saturday.
"It will improve the profile of the game and make extra presentation and encounters for female cricketers," ICC executive Shashank Manohar, a previous leader of the Indian board, said in an announcement.
South Africa won the men's occasion when cricket occurred at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, the main time the game has been incorporated into the project.
The Asian Games remains the biggest multi-sports occasion that components cricket and the last two versions included both men's and ladies' rivalries.
The ICC has likewise been investigating the likelihood of getting cricket added to the Olympic project.
"There will be further discourses on cricket's potential investment in the Olympic Games taking after further gatherings with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later in the year," the administering body said.
President of the Italian board Simone Gambino told ESPNcricinfo on Friday that cricket would be incorporated into the 2024 Olympics ought to Rome win the offer to have the Games.
Cricket has attempted to wander into new markets far from its customary fortifications and the persuasive Indian board's hesitance to hold onto multi-sports occasions as a way to build presentation has thwarted development.
Taking after a presentation by the Commonwealth Games Federation, the ICC board consented to apply for a ladies' opposition at the Durban Games amid its yearly meeting in Edinburgh on Saturday.
"It will improve the profile of the game and make extra presentation and encounters for female cricketers," ICC executive Shashank Manohar, a previous leader of the Indian board, said in an announcement.
South Africa won the men's occasion when cricket occurred at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, the main time the game has been incorporated into the project.
The Asian Games remains the biggest multi-sports occasion that components cricket and the last two versions included both men's and ladies' rivalries.
The ICC has likewise been investigating the likelihood of getting cricket added to the Olympic project.
"There will be further discourses on cricket's potential investment in the Olympic Games taking after further gatherings with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later in the year," the administering body said.
President of the Italian board Simone Gambino told ESPNcricinfo on Friday that cricket would be incorporated into the 2024 Olympics ought to Rome win the offer to have the Games.
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