<p>New Delhi: Cricket will witness six teams battling for top honours when the sport returns to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after a gap of 128 years.</p>.<p>This was confirmed by the organisers on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Cricket last featured at the Olympics in the 1900 edition of the Games in Paris, where a one-off, two-day match between Great Britain and France was held, which is now recognised as an unofficial Test.</p>.Archery World Cup: US visa delay cost us medal, rues coach Jiwanjot Singh Teja.<p>At LA 2028, cricket will be played in the T20 format, with six teams competing in both the men's and women's competitions.</p>.<p>Every team will be able to name a 15-member squad as a total of 90 athlete quotas have been allocated for each gender.</p>.<p>The International Cricket Council (ICC) consists of 12 full members in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.</p>.<p>Another 94 countries form the associate members group.</p>.<p>Qualification criteria for the 2028 Games are yet to be confirmed for the cricket tournament but USA are likely to earn a direct spot at the quadrennial extravaganza as host nation, meaning only five teams will be allowed to make the cut through the qualification process.</p>.<p>Cricket is one of five new sports which will feature at the next Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved cricket's inclusion for LA28 in 2023, along with baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Cricket will witness six teams battling for top honours when the sport returns to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after a gap of 128 years.</p>.<p>This was confirmed by the organisers on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Cricket last featured at the Olympics in the 1900 edition of the Games in Paris, where a one-off, two-day match between Great Britain and France was held, which is now recognised as an unofficial Test.</p>.Archery World Cup: US visa delay cost us medal, rues coach Jiwanjot Singh Teja.<p>At LA 2028, cricket will be played in the T20 format, with six teams competing in both the men's and women's competitions.</p>.<p>Every team will be able to name a 15-member squad as a total of 90 athlete quotas have been allocated for each gender.</p>.<p>The International Cricket Council (ICC) consists of 12 full members in Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.</p>.<p>Another 94 countries form the associate members group.</p>.<p>Qualification criteria for the 2028 Games are yet to be confirmed for the cricket tournament but USA are likely to earn a direct spot at the quadrennial extravaganza as host nation, meaning only five teams will be allowed to make the cut through the qualification process.</p>.<p>Cricket is one of five new sports which will feature at the next Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved cricket's inclusion for LA28 in 2023, along with baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes) and squash.</p>