Cricket & archery well placed for Commonwealths spot

Cricket & archery well placed for Commonwealths spotImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, India, Australia, Pakistan, Barbados, England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka competed in cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in BirminghamByMatthew HenryBBC Sport journalist in GlasgowPublished9 minutes agoCricket, archery and shooting are among the sports well placed to regain their spot at the Commonwealth Games in India in 2030.Only 10 sports were included in the ongoing Glasgow Games because of the rushed build-up after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out as hosts.Discussions on the sporting programme remain ongoing between Commonwealth Sport, sporting federations and the Indian organising committee for the next Games, which will be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.Speaking to BBC Sport, Commonwealth Sport chief executive Katie Sadlier would not be drawn on the process but India Olympic Association’s Raghu Iyer stated: “There are many sports who will feel they have missed out.”There are sports in which India has done very well, shooting, archery and many other sports.”Pushed on whether that puts cricket, which was included for Birmingham 2022 for the first time in 24 years as a women’s-only T20 event, archery and shooting at the top of the queue, Iyer added: “While I do not have the mandate to talk about any of these, you have been pretty interesting with the choices you have mentioned…””We also want to have sports that India have traditionally done well in,” he stated.Boxer Abdul – grandson of dictator – disqualified for headbutt