2028 Olympics in mind

In reply to Maispwi

There have previously been “catalysts” for exactly that

Last time, CWI sold the rights to T20 cricket in the region to CPL and abandoned regional t20 as a consequence.

In reply to Maispwi

There is no such thing as a West Indies Olympic Commitee. They have no membership. Great Britain has.
IOC is not gonna makew non country a member. Each member of WI has to compete under their own
Olymp[ic Committee. The IOC may make the WI area as a host for qualification, but there will not be a
Leeward or Windwards team.
The IOC/ ICC may ask WI to stage the events for qualification for 2032 but that would involved even
Guadeloupe or Puerto Rico Cayman Islands etc if they choose to play cricket.

Qualification for Olympics is not a West Indies cricket Board matter. They only blowing smoke.
The six or so countries for both men and women are virtually selected already for the LA Games.
The USA as host already has a regional, hemispheric pot.....
The others will go to top rated T20 countries and that does not include WI as a Block.
Bear in mind that cricket in the Olympics is an experiment at this stage. The future of it
will depend on success and acceptance .However the good thing is that Brisbane
will he hosting the 2032 Version.
Time enough for West Indies as a Nation to gain IOC membership.
If Jamaica is gonna compete they will be doing so as an IOC member and the cricket team
will be treated as such in much the same way under their own flag as the Track and Field contingent.

Bear in mind that the LA Games is an experiment to revive cricket so there are not many countries
involved...but the good thing is that Brisbane will be hosts in 2032 and depending on the success and acceptance of cricket in LA
will make it easier to have a full slate of countries for that edition.
Time enough for Caribbean Nations to see Associate status or for West Indies to become a Country and have
membership ala Great Britain .
I won't be here to see that

In reply to hubert

As I understand it, CWI owns cricket in the region.

Essentially meaning cricket cannot play in the region without CWI’s (or whatever acronym they choose to refer to themselves as) blessing.

Not sure how accurate that is but it’s how I understand it.

In reply to imusic

Then time to dissolve

In reply to imusic

Research the use of the word, ownership..the ICC may have something to say about that.
And the ICC is an affiliate of the IOC., just as FIFA is, and just as other Sports bodies such as the IAAF

In reply to imusic



They cannot stop individual nations from playing in the Olympics or playing other nations. They are granted ownership of WI cricket by the ICC.


That's my understanding, anyway

In reply to googley

They are custodians. They only 'own 'what are within their domain.They do not 'own 'cricket in
Guadeloupe or Cayman Islands or Bermuda and Bahamas etc etc.

If for example Yard leaves the WI set up as they did the Federation, they become custodians of the game within their orbit as
an independent entity. WI can't tell them what to do as they would be under ICC directly as are
all associates and individual members in the world.
U R Right.