In what has been the latest development according to the reports of the Times, Casey Wasserman, it was learned that Los Angeles will not host cricket matches at the 2028 Olympics. This is because the organizing committee takes into account the Indian audience to gain audience.

Reports claimed that the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles, will move the event to New York state. India is 9.5 hours ahead of New York, compared to 12.5 hours behind Los Angeles. This has prompted the organizing committee to say in Texas that the plan for cricket will be drawn up with India in mind.

This will be the first time that cricket will be played at the Olympic Games after 128 years.

This will be the first time that cricket will be played at the Olympic Games after 128 years in the T20 format. Although the venues for the sport are yet to be decided, the men’s and women’s competitions will likely be held on the east coast due to the more favorable time zone compared to the west coast for Indian spectators.

Recently, the 2024 T20 World Cup was held in New York, but the games were held at the makeshift Nassau County Stadium. The ICC set up pitches with no access and the weather played a huge role in the tournament. Recent reports claimed that Olympic games could take place in Brooklyn.

Cricket games likely to be held at Brooklyn’s Marine Park during Olympics

The games will be held at Marine Park in Brooklyn, home of the MLC’s MI New York. Reports claim that there are chances of the 10,000-seat stadium being built, but it is unclear whether it will be ready before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics or not.

One of the positives that will remain after the games move to New York is Games organizers’ concerns about increased numbers of athletes and support staff. Recent games have tried to keep the total number of athletes around 10,000 and moving cricket to New York could alleviate some of those problems.

Pre-existing infrastructure could be used to maintain a balanced budget for the Olympic Games

A total of 16 teams, 8 men’s and 8 women’s, will have 15 members each, in addition to five members of support staff per team, reaching an estimated total of 320 people for two events.

Previously, reports claimed that pre-existing infrastructure could be used to achieve “more than $150 million in savings and new revenue to help maintain a balanced budget (for the Olympics).” This was stated at the beginning of this year by the president of the organizing committee, according to ‘Sportico’.