The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic organizers are scouting for venues to host the cricket competition, and they may take their search across the country to the East Coast of the United States. Although the games will be based in Los Angeles on the West Coast, cricket matches can be played at New York on the East Coast. LA28 head Casey Wasserman said that the talks are on with regards to venue and as the reports suggested that New York could be a possible venue, Wasserman said on Cricbuzz, "We're still working through the specifics." The logic behind this will be that it will make cricket matches more accessible to viewers from the Indian subcontinent, especially in India. The biggest challenge is the 12 and a half-hour time difference between Los Angeles and India. Hence, a prime-time night game in Los Angeles, which would begin at around 8 PM, would be telecasted in India during the hours of breakfast. This cannot be great for viewers who would have loved to see all their team's matches in the evening. Also Read | Jay Shah Could Serve Two 3-Year Terms as New ICC Chair By contrast, New York is 9 and a half hours behind India. A game beginning at 10:30 or 11:00 AM in New York will be telecast around 8 PM in India, which is prime time for viewers there. It's the same strategy that was adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) during the Twenty20 World Cup earlier this year. However, the shift of the cricket games to New York has controversies in it. There are allegations that some of the officials of ICC mismanaged their funds and a further investigation is under process. Besides issues related to the time zone, a suitable venue to host cricket is another problem. Cricket grounds are less available in the United States. A temporary stadium in Long Island was constructed and used for matches during the last World Cup in New York. These were pulled down after the end of the tournament. Other cities like Dallas, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, have also hosted games during the World Cup. Also Read | Why India Should Not Drop KL Rahul for 2nd Test vs New Zealand Games are currently played under the name of Major League Cricket in Dallas and North Carolina, but the LA28 organizers have yet to officially name the venue for the cricket competition. However, the organizers confirmed most of the venues for other sports. Hosting Olympic events in cities outside of the host city is not a novelty. It was recently done during the Paris Olympics, with football matches happening all over France. The same also happened in 1984 when the last Olympics took place in Los Angeles, football matches taking place in other cities in the United States. Cricket returns to the Olympics after 128 years, last played in 1900 in Paris. Other sports making their Olympic debut in LA include baseball, softball, flag football, squash, and lacrosse.