Women’s T20 nominated for inclusion at 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

For long now, the game of cricket has stuck to its traditional base in its development as a global sport. The last time the sport was a part of the Games was in 1998, in Kuala Lumpur, when the South African men took home the gold medal. Looking back even further in history, cricket has only featured once in the Olympic games. The ICC has been pushing for the sport to be included at the Olympics, but face stiff resistance from the Indian board BCCI.

“We are absolutely delighted that women’s cricket has been nominated for inclusion in Birmingham 2022. I’d like to thank everyone at the CGF and Birmingham 2022 for the nomination and it would be a real honour to become part of the Commonwealth Games family,” ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said in a statement.

“It would present us with a wonderful opportunity to capitalise on the global reach of these Games to showcase the very best of women’s cricket and in doing so inspire a new generation of women and girls,” Harrison told Reuters.