The Indian women’s cricket team has become one of the first sides to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. However, the men’s team will have to finish as Asia’s highest-ranked side in the ICC Men’s T20 rankings by the end of this year to secure direct qualification.

The International Cricket Council today confirmed that India, alongside Australia, Great Britain and South Africa, has booked its place in the women’s T20 competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The direct qualification places were capped at one team from each continent. Unlike the men’s event, the women’s competition does not use ICC rankings to determine the first four qualifiers. Instead, the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup serves as the primary qualification tournament, with the best-performing eligible team from each of the four continents earning an Olympic berth.

The men’s qualification pathway follows a different route. Four direct Olympic berths will be awarded through the ICC Men’s T20 International rankings, with the highest-ranked eligible National Olympic Committee (NOC) from Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania qualifying automatically.

The rankings at the end of this year will determine the four continental representatives, meaning India must finish as Asia’s highest-ranked eligible side to secure a direct ticket to Los Angeles. Cricket will return to the Olympic Games at Los Angeles 2028 after a gap of 128 years, with six teams each competing in the men’s and women’s T20 events.