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Commonwealth Games

Birmingham to make cricket part of Commonwealth Games 2026

The women's cricket will find a place in the Commonwealth Games at Dublin in 2022, while the men's version might feature in Birmingham in 2026, if the city wins the bid to host the event

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Commonwealth Games hopes to re-introduce cricket to event; in talks with ICC

According to the Commonwealth Games Committee, T20 cricket is a viable format.

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T20 cricket should be included in Olympics to make it a truly globalised sport

Julien Fountain suggests the inclusion of T20 cricket in Olympics to globalise the sport.

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Dipika Pallikal, Joshna Chinappa’s feat in Commonwealth Games 2014 should be recognised: Diana Edulji

Diana claimed that she did not know much about the sport till the time she started following Dipika.

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Harbhajan Singh congratulates wrestler Sushil Kumar for CWG 2014 gold medal

Sushil Kumar won the gold medal in 74 kg freestyle wrestling.

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Cricket at Commonwealth Games and Olympics: Why not?

ICC may be letting go of an opportunity to expose the sport to a bigger audience.

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Sachin Tendulkar expected to play special part in Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

"There'll be something special from Tendulkar.", said UNICEF UK ambassador.

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When cricket was played at the Commonwealth Games 1998

In September 1998, the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia featured cricket and it presented hope for the sport’s entry into events such as the Olympics and the Asian Games. South Africa won the gold medal, with Australia finishing with the silver. Nishad Pai Vaidya goes back in time and recalls that tournament.

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Sachin Tendulkar asserts change in sports system needed for 12 Rio Olympics medals

Iconic Indian cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has advocated "systemic changes" in Indian sports so that "12 medals in next Olympics in Rio or 20 in 2020 is not a pipe dream".

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