Commonwealth Games to push for Twenty20 cricket inclusion

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – The Commonwealth Games  Federation (CGF) is to approach the International Cricket  Council (ICC) again to push for Twenty20 cricket’s inclusion in  future Games, the CGF said today.
“It is fundamental that our sports programme continues to  evolve in such a way as to sustain the Commonwealth Games as one  of the world’s leading multi-sport events,” CGF sports review  committee chairman Tunku Imran said in a statement.
“Given cricket’s strong association with the Commonwealth,  the CGF will have further dialogue with the ICC as to the  possibility of 20/20 cricket being included as an option for  future editions of the Games,” the CGF vice-president said.
Organisers of last year’s Delhi Commonwealth Games were keen  to include Twenty20 cricket but the powerful Indian cricket  board rejected the idea, saying it did not want to further  encourage this format of the game.
India had sent a second-string squad when cricket featured  in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games.
The CGF said it would also ask its 71 member countries to  vote on whether to include beach volleyball from the 2018 Games.