Women’s cricket is set to be part of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as the CGF Thursday nominated its inclusion in the 2022 edition.
The nomination was made at the Executive Board meeting ofthe Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) in Birmingham.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and England andWales Cricket Board (ECB), which had submitted their bid in November, welcomedthe decision. “The decision, which needs to be ratified by CGF members,follows a comprehensive bidding process, where the ICC, in partnership with theECB, presented the compelling case for women’s cricket to become part of theCommonwealth Games sport programme,” said the ICC in a release.Cricket has made just one appearance at the CWGpreviously, with men playing in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, where South Africa stoodon top of the podium. “The application for inclusion of women’s cricketfor Birmingham 2022 is part of the global ambition for cricket to inspire andempower women and girls around the world and to drive greater levels ofinclusivity and opportunity throughout the sport,” the statement added.