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Jay Shah is the chairman of the International Cricket Council

Jay Shah, chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), celebrates the International Olympic Day and insists that Cricket has always united and is now also part of the Olympic Movement. 23 June is celebrated as an International Olympic Day or World Olympic Day, which also marks the Formation Day of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which manages the Olympic Games in the summer, winter and youth.

Jay Shah celebrates international Olympic Day

To his X handle, the ICC chairman wrote: ” Cricket has always united us, and now it is part of the Olympic movement! Let us celebrate the power of sport on this #Olympicday to inspire, connect and raise. Invite +1 for a walk, a point or a game of cricket and take a step in the direction of a stronger, healthier India. Let’s keep going on our journey together to bring the Olympic Games home! ” ‘

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Cricket has always united us, and now it is part of the Olympic movement!

Here #Olympic dayLet us celebrate the power of sport to inspire, connect and raise. Invite +1 for a walk, a point or a game of cricket and take a step in the direction of a stronger, healthier India.

– Jay Shah (@Jayshah) June 23, 2025

The official Instagram handle of the BCCI, mentioned as the Indian cricket team, also shared a special post in which he inquired that cricket was in the Olympic movement and called it a ‘historical leap’. ” Cricket has joined the Olympic movement- a historical leap for our beloved sport! Let us celebrate this #Olympicday the power of sport to connect and inspire. Via the #letsmove campaign we invite you to choose and move your +1 – whether it is a walk, a run or a game of cricket. Together we can build a healthier, more united India, because when we move together, we go better. Let us make our dream reality – Olympic Games in India, “BCCI wrote in the caption.

Cricket returns to the Olympic Games after 128 years

For the Unververeded, Cricket returns to the Olympic Games at the Los Angeles matches of 2028 after 128 years of absence, which marks his first appearance since the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. The upcoming Olympic edition will contain both men’s and women’s games, each with a T20 format with six teams.