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- Cricket will not be part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, having featured at the Birmingham 2022 edition where India's women's team won silver.
- Organisers are running the Games on a limited budget after Victoria, Australia withdrew as host over rising costs, using only four existing venues and cutting the sports programme from 19 to 10.
- Besides cricket, popular sports like hockey, badminton, table tennis, wrestling and rugby sevens have also been dropped, mainly because cricket is costly to stage, needing turf pitches, dedicated stadiums and larger team arrangements.
What to watch next
- Whether cricket returns in future Commonwealth Games editions if conditions improve
- How the reduced 10-sport Glasgow programme affects India's medal prospects in dropped sports
- The long-term future of the Commonwealth Games after host withdrawals and budget cuts
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