ICC Chairman Jay Shah urged India to bid for the 2036 Olympics, citing cricket success and PM Modi’s 2030 Commonwealth Games plan.

ICC Chairman Jay Shah urged India to bid for the 2036 Olympics during the Run for Girl Child Half Marathon 2.0 in Surat on January 4, 2026, building on Prime Minister Modi’s decision to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. He expressed confidence India would win 100 medals at the 2036 Games, with at least 10 from Gujarat, citing the men’s cricket team’s back-to-back wins in the 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy after the 2023 World Cup disappointment. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will defend its T20 World Cup title in the 2026 tournament co-hosted with Sri Lanka, beginning February 7 against the United States.