ICC Males’s T20 International Cup 2024 – Usain Bolt unveiled as T20 International Cup ambassador

“Coming from the Caribbean the place cricket is part of lifestyles, the game has all the time held a different position in my middle, and I’m honoured to be a part of this sort of prestigious match,” Bolt, who grew up taking part in cricket in his local Jamaica, mentioned in an ICC commentary. “I stay up for bringing my power and exuberance to the International Cup and contributing to the expansion of cricket globally.”

Bolt mentioned he expects “dancing, song and top power” within the suits within the Caribbean, and in addition for the International Cup to move far in opposition to making the United States a larger cricket centre than it recently is.

“The usa believes so much in recreation and top depth and for me to get into that marketplace is large,” Bolt mentioned. “Once they observe a recreation, they observe a recreation correctly they usually pass all in and I think like if they may be able to crack into it, they’re going to get into it the best manner. If we convey power like I do know we can for the T20 [World Cup] it will be superb.”

“In case you pay attention to NBA gamers and the way in which they speak about successful a gold medal, they’ve gained NBA titles, they’ve their rings, however they’re like ‘we went to the Olympics’,” Bolt mentioned. “This is how large getting a gold medal is. Each recreation tries to get into the Olympics as a result of it’s this sort of large factor and it’s this sort of nice feeling to be on a podium successful that gold medal.”