Cricket at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is likely to be played almost 4,000km away from the host city and in New York state — to encourage more fans to tune in from India.

Cricket will feature at the Olympics for the first time since 1900 with a men’s and women’s T20 competition. The format has yet to be confirmed but is likely to be played between eight countries in two groups of four with semi-finals and a final, as well as a bronze-medal play-off.

However, the two-week competition is set to be played on the east coast of the United States, rather than in Los Angeles. Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the LA 2028 organising committee, last week confirmed at a conference in Texas