New Delhi: International Cricket Council’s new chairperson Jay Shah reached Brisbane on Wednesday for potential talks over cricket’s inclusion in 2032 Olympics, which will be held in the south eastern Australian city.
Flying in to Brisbane with Shah was BCCI’s joint secretary Devajit Saikia. They will stay in the hotel where the Indian cricket team is currently lodged for the third Test against Australia that will be begin on Saturday, reports Cricbuzz.
Shah left his post as BCCI secretary to join the ICC on December after which Saikia was elevated on an interim basis.
As per the report, Shah will be involved in a meeting regarding Olympics. Cricket will make its debut in the quadrangular mega event in 2028 at Los Angeles and is expected to feature in Brisbane 20232 too.
Shah is also expected to be in the stands during the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series at the Gabba.
No breakthrough over CT
Meanwhile the ICC is yet to find a solution on the impasse of Champions Trophy as the BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board remain adamant on their opposite stances over hybrid model in tournaments.
After India’s refusal to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, PCB are also keen for a similar arrangement when the BCCI hosts the next three ICC events.
It is believed BCCI are unwilling to accept it and its superior negotiating position within the ICC for being cricket’s most lucrative commercial market gets them powerful backers like Cricket Australia, whic has invited Shah for the fifth Test beginning on January 3.
But the ICC is yet to convince either the PCB and the BCCI to back down from its stance even after all parties reportedly agreed to shift India’s matches from Lahore to Dubai for the tournament scheduled to begin on February 19.
As a result, the ICC is yet to announce match schedule with only 75 days to go for the tournament.
As per reports, flying in to Brisbane with new ICC chair Jay Shah was BCCI’s joint secretary Devajit Saikia. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
