ICC Chairman Jay Shah meets Olympic Organising Committee CEO in Brisbane
The newly elected ICC (Worldwide Cricket Council) Chairman Jay Shah met Cindy Hook, CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Video games Organising Committee (OCOG) on Thursday, December 12. Notably, Shah not too long ago assumed his place because the ICC Chairman on December 1 after being elected unopposed by the board members.
Shah, who served because the BCCI (Board of Management for Cricket in India) Honorary Secretary since October 2019, has executed exceptional work in the direction of the upliftment of home and ladies’s cricket in India. After holding his first assembly because the ICC Chair final week, Shah arrived in Brisbane forward of the third Take a look at between India and Australia and met the CEO of the 2032 Olympic Organising Committee. He additionally shared glimpses of the assembly on his social media handles.
“Very thrilling time forward for Cricket’s involvement within the Olympics motion – a gathering with the @Brisbane_2032 organizing committee in Brisbane, Australia at the moment,” wrote Shah on his X account.
Cricket to return to Olympics after 128 years
Cricket can be part of the Olympic Video games in 2028 scheduled to be held in Los Angeles. The sport can be marking its return to the sporting extravaganza after a spot of 128 years, having final been performed within the Paris Olympics 1900. After taking up the place of the ICC Chairman, Shah had expressed pleasure about cricket’s inclusion within the Los Angeles Olympic Video games and pressured upon the expansion potential of the game globally.
“That is an thrilling time for the game as we put together for the LA28 Olympic Video games and work to make cricket extra inclusive and interesting for followers worldwide. Cricket holds immense potential globally, and I look ahead to working carefully with the ICC workforce and Member international locations to grab these alternatives and take the game to new heights,” stated Shah in a press release.
In the meantime, it was anticipated that the ultimate schedule of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 can be out as soon as Shah takes cost of the ICC. Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless uncertainty hovering over the cricketing occasion with simply over two months remaining within the competitors.
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