ICC Chief Executive Sanjog Gupta added: “Cricket’s return to the Olympic Games gives the sport a unique showcase on global sport’s grandest stage, supporting its introduction to new audiences and development in emerging markets, while providing the Olympic movement a gateway into the hearts and minds of more than two billion Cricket fans.
“This qualification structure has been designed to optimise competitive standards and global representation within the IOC and LA28 participation guidelines. We are leveraging the existing ICC elite competition structure and introducing a new qualification event, which adds an exciting new milestone on the journey to LA28.
“We are grateful to the IOC, LA28 and all our Members, as well as their NOCs, for their continued support to Cricket’s return in the Olympics.”
The six teams in the Olympic competition will be divided into groups of three. Each team will play each other once before playing two further matches against teams in the opposite group who did not finish in the same position.
The final top two will contest for gold and silver medals, with the third and fourth nations competing for bronze.
Nations to qualify for the Games will be able to pick from a squad of 15 players.
