New Delhi, April 10 -- Cricket at the LA 2028 Olympic Games will feature six teams each in the men's and women's tournaments, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

The sport, absent from the Olympics for over a century, last featured at Paris 1900, where a one-off, two-day match between Great Britain and France was held--now recognised as an unofficial Test.

At LA 2028, cricket will be played in the fast-paced T20 format, with six teams competing in both the men's and women's tournaments. A total of 90 athlete quotas have been allocated for each gender, allowing every team to name a 15-member squad as per Olympic.com.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) consists of 12 'full members' - Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ir...