Overview
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino met ICC chairman Jay Shah on the sidelines of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
- Infantino praised Shah’s “outstanding work” in growing cricket and said he looks forward to collaborating to “unite the world through sports.”
- Cricket is slated to rejoin the Olympic program at Los Angeles 2028, marking its first appearance since the 1900 Paris Games.
- The only previous Olympic cricket event saw Great Britain defeat France in a one-off match in 1900.
- The qualification pathway for LA28 has not been finalized and is expected to be discussed at the ICC Annual Conference in Singapore starting July 17.