Jamaican Sprint Runner & Olympic Icon Usain Bolt Named as Ambassador for the 2024 T20 World Cup

Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man and a cricket enthusiast, has been named the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup ambassador. The tournament will be held in the West Indies and the United States in June.

Coming from the Caribbean where cricket is a part of life, the sport has always held a special place in my heart, and I am honored to be part of such a prestigious tournament. ~Bolt, who grew up playing cricket in his native Jamaica, said in an ICC statement

I look forward to bringing my energy and enthusiasm to the World Cup and contributing to the growth of cricket globally.

Bolt wants "dancing, music, and high energy" in the Caribbean matches and the World Cup to help the United States become a larger cricket center than it is now.

America believes a lot in sport and high intensity and for me to get into that market is big," Bolt said. "When they follow a sport, they follow a sport properly and go all in and if they can crack into it, they will get into it the right way. If we bring energy like I know we will for the T20 [World Cup] it is going to be wonderful.

After a century, Cricket will return in the Olympics

It is obvious that the T20 World Cup will not mark the end. Cricket will return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, for the first time since 1900 in Paris, including men's and women's T20Is.

If you listen to NBA players and the way they talk about winning a gold medal, they have won NBA titles, they have their rings, but they are like 'we went to the Olympics'," Bolt said. "That is how big getting a gold medal is. Every sport tries to get into the Olympics because it is such a big thing and it is such a great feeling to be on a podium winning that gold medal.