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Los Angeles 2028 decision on new sports in next few weeks, cricket in contention.

Flag football and cricket have been shortlisted along with baseball-softball, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport.

A decision on which new sports will be included in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is likely to come in the next few weeks, the head of the International Federation of American Football said on Monday.

Flag football, a non-contact format of American football played by teams of five, is trying along with eight other sports to get onto the 2028 Games programme as one of the events that can be added by the local organisers.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) then needs to ratify that decision when it meets in Mumbai in October.

“We expect a decision (from LA2028 organisers) in the coming weeks,” IFAF President Pierre Trochet said in a call with reporters. “We are focusing on our work but expect a decision in the upcoming weeks.”
 
CRICKET CONFIRMED FOR 2028 OLYMPICS....!!!

IOC has accepted the inclusion of Cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
 
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IOC approves Cricket for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday approved Cricket for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, announced IOC President Thomas Bach.

Bach on Thursday chaired the Executive Board meeting at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

"Los Angeles Committee proposed five games which can be the part of Los Angeles Olympics - which include Cricket. EB (Executive Board) will take up the matter intomorrow's meeting," said Kit McConnell, Sports Director, International Olympic Committee at a press briefing in Mumbai.
The organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics on Monday recommended the inclusion of cricket at the Olympics after 128 years of wait. Cricket made its Olympic debut in the 1900 Paris Games.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released an official statement on October 9 to announce its proposal to include cricket in the Summer Olympics.
"After a two-year process, in which ICC worked closely with LA28, the list of sports to be added in LA included cricket, which will now be put forward for approval to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)," the statement added.

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay was quoted by the ICC as saying, "We are delighted that LA28 have recommended cricket for inclusion in the Olympics. Whilst this is not the final decision, it is a very significant landmark towards seeing cricket at the Olympics for the first time in more than a century. I'd like to thank LA28 for their support during the new sport evaluation process over the last two years and we look forward to the final decision being taken at the IOC Session, in India, during the IC ..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on Friday.
The IOC session serves as a key meeting of the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Important decisions regarding the future of the Olympic games are made at the IOC Sessions. India is hosting the IOC session for the second time and after a gap of about 40 years. The IOC's 86th session was held in New Delhi in 1983, read a press release from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

The session is being attended by the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach and other members of the IOC, along with prominent Indian sports personalities and representatives from various sports federations, including the Indian Olympic Association.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Executive Board of the IOC decided to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) with immediate effect. The decision was taken after the ROC decided to include the regional sports organisation of Ukraine (Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia) as its member, as per the IOC.

The ROC will no longer be entitled to operate as a National Olympic Committee. The IOC reserves the right to decide on the participation of individual neutral athletes with Russian passports at the Paris Olympics 2022.

Additionally, the IOC Executive Board confirmed that in the lead-up to Paris2024, 464 athletes will compete in the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai and Budapest, an important step in determining which athletes qualify in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing, blending sport, art, music, and culture.

The IOC Executive Board also accepted three applications for change of nationality; Maxine Esteban, Fencing-Philippines to Ivory Coast; Saeid Mollaei, Judo-Mongolia to Azerbaijan; Campbell Wright, Biathlon-New Zealand to USA, as per the IOC.

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Cricket among Olympic Games sports approved by IOC for Los Angeles 2028

Cricket's return to the Olympics for the Los Angeles 2028 Games has been approved by the International Olympic Committee executive board.

Flag football, a non-contact version of American football, squash, lacrosse and baseball/softball are also in.

IOC members will now vote on Monday to ratify the board's recommendation.

IOC president Thomas Bach said the new sports allow the Olympic movement to "engage with new athletes and fan communities".

"Taking into consideration that these proposals and these sports are fully in line with the sports culture of our hosts in 2028, with the American sports culture, they will showcase iconic American sports to the world while bringing at the same time international sports to the United States," Bach said.

Host cities are able to propose sports they would like added to the Olympic programme when they stage the event.

Cricket's only previous appearance at the Olympics was at Paris 1900, when Great Britain beat France in the final. It was also the only match after the Netherlands and Belgium withdrew.

There is expected to be both a T20 men's and women's tournament at the LA Games, with the United States set to field a side as host nation.

The United States is co-hosting the men's T20 World Cup with the West Indies in June 2024.
"We see the growing popularity of cricket, particularly the T20 format," added Bach.

"This is a win-win situation. The Olympic Games will give cricket a global stage and the opportunity to grow beyond the traditional cricket countries and regions.

"And for the Olympic Movement, it's the opportunity to engage with fan and athlete communities to which so far we have very little or even no access."

The richest sports league in the world, the National Football League - which governs American football - was part of the flag football bid.

The NFL's version of flag football is five-a-side, on a smaller pitch - 30 by 70 yards - and no contact is allowed, with players needing to pull the flag off the person with the ball instead of tackling.

"I think it's the pinnacle of our sport, flag football rather than NFL," president of the International Federation of Flag football Pierre Trochet told BBC Sport,

"This is the right time and the right market. We have 20 million players playing worldwide and 70 national federations united across five continents."

Elsewhere, beach sprint rowing will make its debut at Los Angeles 2028 after being added to the programme.

Modern pentathlon is also included after the International Modern Pentathlon Union agreed to replace the showjumping discipline with obstacle racing, and reduce costs and complexity to make the sport more accessible.

Weightlifting will also feature after the IOC recognised improvements that have been made in its anti-doping efforts.

Any decision to include boxing remains on hold as the IOC has yet to recognise another governing body for the sport after withdrawing its recognition of the International Boxing Association earlier this year.

Boxing has been part of every Olympics since 1920 and will feature at Paris 2024.

"We want boxing on the programme," said Bach. "We have no problem, with boxing or boxers - we have a problem with the governing body."

IOC sports director Kit McConnell said the proposed schedule would see Los Angeles 2028 exceed the IOC's previously announced limit of 10,500 athletes - imposed to limit costs - but would seek to limit the increase and the "impact it has on the existing sport".

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Finally, a sport in the Olympics that I'll actually care about
 
Cricket Australia (CA) has welcomed the addition of T20 cricket to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games program.

Cricket was one of six sports approved for inclusion in the Los Angeles Olympics by the International Olympic Committee at its meeting in Mumbai along with Baseball/Softball, Flag Football, Lacrosse and Squash.

Nick Hockley and NSW U19 player Lauren Kua will be available with representatives of the AOC and the other sports added to the LA Olympics program on the front lawn of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay, Sydney at 9am tomorrow.

This will be the first time cricket has been played at the Olympics since the 1900 Paris Olympics where Great Britain defeated France in a one-off match.

CA has been a strong supporter of the inclusion of cricket in the Olympics with this advocacy part of Australian Cricket’s current five-year strategic plan.

Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia Chief Executive said:

"We are thrilled that the International Olympic Committee has approved the introduction of T20 cricket at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

“This is a game-changer for our sport that is already among the fastest growing in the world. The Olympic Games will undoubtedly increase the global reach of cricket, inspiring a whole new generation to love and play the game.

“The opportunity to win an Olympic medal also provides a new and exciting opportunity for our champion women’s and men’s teams.

“We look forward to working with the Australian Olympic Committee in the lead-up to the Los Angeles Games and are hopeful this will be the start of a long-standing relationship between cricket and the Olympics, including for Brisbane 2032."

Terry Svenson, Queensland Cricket Chief Executive said:

“Queensland Cricket is thrilled at confirmation that cricket will be formally included in the Olympics for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. It will hopefully inspire girls and boys around the country to achieve their Olympic dreams through playing cricket.

“Along with Cricket Australia, we have championed regional Queensland venues for many years, and the investment in infrastructure promises to deliver a great outcome for sport as cricket joins the Olympic family.

“Likewise, this announcement also enhances the plans we have shared to deliver a redevelopment of the Allan Border Field capacity to at least 10,000 seats in Albion, which will also assist in the displacement period that cricket will face when the Gabba redevelopment is underway.

“We look forward to working collaboratively with the Queensland Government and our partners in Local Government to deliver world class venues into the future as the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics takes shape.”

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The ICC is thrilled at the confirmation that cricket will be part of sports programme of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 (LA28). Cricket’s inclusion was formally ratified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, following LA28’s recommendation last week.

The addition of cricket in the Olympics, for the first time since 1900, concludes a two-year process, in which the ICC worked extensively to develop an exciting proposal that supports the Olympic values and LA28’s mission to create an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and the local community.

The Olympic Games is estimated to have an audience of more than 3 billion viewers across TV and digital platforms, representing a unique opportunity for cricket to engage new audiences and further boost the sport’s reach across the world, opening the door to a new generation of cricket enthusiasts.

Reflecting on the news, ICC Chairman Greg Barclay commented, "We are thrilled that cricket’s inclusion in the LA28 Olympic Games has been confirmed by the IOC Session today. To have the opportunity to showcase our great sport at the LA28 Games and hopefully many Olympic Games to come will be great for players and fans alike.

“I’d like to thank the International Olympic Committee and LA28 for their support and for their trust in our organization’s ability to deliver a world-class event and countless new Olympic fans from all over the world. The fact that the IOC confirmation of our selection occurred here in Mumbai, during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, is truly icing on the cake. The innings has just begun, and we can't wait to see where this incredible journey leads.”

Mithali Raj, former India captain and leading female run scorer of all time said: “It is so exciting that cricket is now an Olympic sport and will make its return at LA28. Players will get the chance to compete for an Olympic gold medal and be part of the games which will be so special. It’s also a chance for more fans around the world to enjoy our fantastic sport.”

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Where's brother @Shafi

He used to complain a lot about ICC not taking Cricket to Olympics. I had quoted him that it will be included in 2028. Hope he is happy now.
 
This news is a huge one for all the cricket fans around the world. A gold in the Olympics will be celebrated like a World Cup win.
 
IOC to decide on Afghanistan’s participation in LA Olympics 2028, says ICC CEO Allardice

Allardice also said that the ICC will not have much role to play in this case.

ICC CEO Geoff Allardice has said that the final call on Afghanistan’s participation in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will be taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

He also said that the ICC will not have much role to play in this case.

“(In) the Olympic competition teams are fielded by the National Olympic Committees of those countries. As an international sporting federation, we position our sport with the LA28 organisers for inclusion. And, the IOC and they (LA28) have included cricket,” Allardice said during the BBC’s Stumped podcast.

“In terms of the position of the National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan, it’s probably something for the IOC to be able to address more accurately than me.

“But, I know that they (IOC) have been following the progress or the developments there. Our position on cricket and supporting our member(s) in Afghanistan is not dissimilar to those of other international sporting organisations.” While cricket has been included in the Olympics for the first time in over 100 years, the lack of a women’s team from Afghanistan makes it’s participation doubtful, with the organisers placing a high focus on gender equality across sports.

The Afghan women’s cricket team was banned by the Taliban after its takeover of the nation in August 2021, and most of the players went into exile since then.

Source: The Hindu
 
This will make Olympic games more interesting.
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The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is eager to have cricket at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and is exploring the idea of converting a baseball stadium in Nagoya for this purpose.

Cricket administrators perceive multi-sport events like the Asian Games as an opportunity to boost the game, which will return to the Olympics at Los Angeles 2028 after a 128-year gap. Cricket featured in the Hangzhou Games in China last year but wasn’t part of the 2018 Games in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.

“We are still working on the sports programme for the 2026 Games but yes, we would want cricket to be part of it,” OCA acting president Randhir Singh told Reuters. The lack of cricket facilities in Japan, however, remains an issue.

There is an international cricket stadium in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, but the OCA prefers a facility in or around Nagoya, the capital of Aichi prefecture where the Games will be held.

Source: Reuters
 
I wonder how many teams will be participating at the Cricket event in the Olympics and what the qualification rules will be.
 
If its like Football the majority of the players will need to be U23.

Our lads better start fudging their ages now. They have 3 years to create a cover story.
 

Cricket World Cup ‘stepping stone’ to building US fanbase for Olympics​


Next month’s T20 World Cup will help build cricket’s profile and popularity in the United States ahead of its appearance at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the sport’s world body said.

The showpiece 20-over event will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States in June with New York, Florida and Dallas as venues.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was confident the tournament would help the sport leave a mark in a land where baseball rules.

“The fact that a World Cup has come to the US — the largest sports market in the world — that in itself has generated a lot of interest,” Chris Tetley, the ICC’s head of events, told reporters in a media roundtable on Tuesday.

“This is a key stepping stone for the promotion of the game toward 2028 and beyond in terms of providing world-class cricket for the massive existing fanbase that the sport already has in the US,” he added.

“We are trying to give them something they haven’t had on their doorstep before and maybe pique the interest of the American sports community by telling them that cricket’s actually an older sport in the US than baseball.”

T20 cricket will feature as one of five new sports at the Los Angeles Olympics.

Cricket’s only previous appearance at an Olympics was in 1900 in Paris, where a team from Great Britain defeated France.

Nassau County’s Eisenhower Park, near New York, has seen a 34,000-seater temporary stadium, with a drop-in cricket pitch, constructed.

It will host the hotly-anticipated India-Pakistan clash on June 9 among its eight scheduled World Cup games.

“We are really happy with the pitch,” said stadium manager Damian Hough.

“Everything that we have done has exceeded expectations. I can’t predict scores, that’s for the batters.

“We hope that we have got a typical T20 pitch where there is good bounce, good pace and value for shots. Obviously you want batters to play shots all around the ground.”

Hough and his team introduced drop-in pitches more than a decade ago at Adelaide Oval, where he is head curator.

But creating the stadium in Nassau County has seen different challenges, including growing the pitch in the sub-tropics of Florida before transporting it 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) north through multiple climatic zones.

Tetley said the stadium would be dismantled after the T20 extravaganza, but the “world-class facilities” would leave a lasting legacy for cricket in the United States.

 

Olympic cricket to return after 128 years, but may not be in Los Angeles​


Cricket will return to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but could be played in New York, more than 2,000 miles away from the Californian metropolis.

Cricket will return to the Games for the first time in 128 years, following its sole appearance at the ill-fated 1900 Paris Olympics, widely regarded as one of the biggest failures in modern Olympic history.

The 2028 Games will be held on the Pacific coast, specifically in Los Angeles, but there is talk of bringing cricket to the other North American coast, the Atlantic.

While no formal proposals have been made, representatives of LA28 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) went on a fact-finding mission to theT20 World Cup, attended matches at the temporary Nassau County Stadium on Long Island, New York State, and were impressed enough to want to host the competition there.

One of the biggest potential benefits of reintroducing cricket to the Olympic movement is the renewed attention it would attract from large South Asian markets such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, which would mean strong local ticket sales and respect for international time zones.

According to the World Bank Group, the combined population of the three former British colonies up until the 1940s, when India gained independence (also separating from Pakistan, and later Bangladesh), was an impressive 1.8 billion (Pakistan 235,824,862, India 1.42 billion and Bangladesh 171,186,372).

The potential audience, the fans of sport returning to the Olympic Games, is so great that if we add up the total population of Europe, the Americas (North, Central and South) and Oceania together, the IOC, eager for new audiences and new business, has pointed out.

In this sense, an 11am match in New York would be prime time in India (8.30pm). If played in Los Angeles, an additional 3-hour time difference would mean that an 11am match would be closer to midnight in India (11:30pm), potentially reducing viewership in countries where cricket is the main sport, more popular than even the sport of kings, football.

At the moment, it's just an idea that's gaining momentum, although no one dares to confirm it publicly, because the International Cricket Council (ICC) hasn't come out against holding the tournament where it should be, in Los Angeles and the surrounding counties, with a population of nearly 10 million.

The ICC understands the importance of integrating the sport into the Games, where the Olympic values are embodied from the Olympic Village to the competitions themselves, and the true experience of the Olympic Games, which can only be maximised in the host city, presents a major dilemma.

The time difference can be overcome by scheduling games in the Californian afternoon and evening. Although not in prime time, the potential audience and rights sales prices would still be significant in countries where cricket is watched around the clock.

It wouldn't be the first time the event has been played away from Los Angeles. In fact, it has happened in Los Angeles itself, with the 1984 Summer Olympics hosting a number of football matches almost 5,000km away in Boston, Massachusetts.

Surfing was not held in Tokyo at the last Games, nor will it be in Paris (it will be held over 15,700 km away in Tahiti). Football has always been used to changing venues, and even the equestrian events changed cities for the Beijing 2008 Games, moving from the Chinese capital nearly 2,000 km away to the impressive city-state of Hong Kong in southern China.

 
How Great Britain claimed Olympic cricket glory in Paris 124 years ago

These are lean times for England’s male white-ball cricketers. Bundled out of last year’s ODI World Cup in humiliating style, thrashed by India in the T20 World Cup after scraping into the semi-finals: the team now led by Jos Buttler has suffered a dramatic decline since the glories of 2019 and 2022.

There remains more than a glimmer of hope to cling to, however. Another prestigious international title remains in English – more accurately British – hands and will remain so until at least 2028.

As the hype machine shifts into top gear for the Paris Olympics, cricket enthusiasts are already anticipating the sport’s return for the Los Angeles Games in four years’ time. Whoever makes the cut for Great Britain’s team will touch down in California as champions, aiming to defend a title won in Paris 128 years before. It is a fascinating and quirky tale.

For millennials and Gen Z-ers, the Somerset market town of Castle Cary is notable for having the closest train station to Glastonbury festival. The neighbouring village of Ditcheat is home to Paul Nicholls, 14-times Champion Trainer, but Castle Cary’s cricketing pedigree should not be overlooked.

The club was established in 1837, and in the 1890s an enterprising young character called William Donne organised several ambitious tours. Donne, a keen rugby player with a physique to match, would become president of the Rugby Football Union in the mid-1920s.

Reputedly a somewhat limited batter, he was a highly competent and enthusiastic administrator, assembling a Devon & Somerset Wanderers side for trips to destinations such as the Lake District, the Channel Islands and the Netherlands. The adventures began with a tour to the Isle of Wight in 1894.

Six years later, a number of sporting events were included in the Paris Exposition of 1900 and came to be regarded as the 1900 Summer Olympics, although it was far from an Olympic Games in the modern sense.

Teams from Belgium and Holland were scheduled to take part in the cricket competition but withdrew, leaving France and Great Britain to contest a two-innings, two-day match at the Vélodrome de Vincennes (now Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil) in eastern Paris. Spectators, perhaps unsurprisingly, were scarce but “two dozen” gendarmes, ambitiously recruited to control the crowd, witnessed the encounter.

Although Britain’s engagement in the Boer War had made its citizens unpopular in France and beyond, it seems an agréable time was had by all in the buzzing city, likely because the hosts’ team mostly consisted of Britons living across the Channel. It is said those under-occupied gendarmes also joined the players in a few post-match refreshments.

Five of the 12-man amateur side that took on the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques – sometimes called an “All Paris” team – played for Castle Cary: Arthur Birkett, Alfred Bowerman, Harry Corner, Frederick Cuming and Donne. Charles Beachcroft, the touring team’s captain and opening batter, skippered Exeter CC at home. Four of the party were alumni of Blundell’s School in Tiverton.

It was not exactly an elite team: in keeping with amateur tours it was partly a case of who could afford the trip, fit it around work and square it with their families. The scorecard suggests the contest was won easily - Devon and Somerset Wanderers prevailing by 158 runs - although the final French wicket is said to have fallen just five minutes before the close.

Details are unknown beyond the score, but Beachcroft (23 and 54) and Cuming (38 and 18) prospered with the bat for Great Britain. Montagu Toller, meanwhile, harvested seven French second-innings wickets for nine runs as the hosts were skittled for 26. (Toller and Bowerman were the two first-class cricketers in the side, the former having played with W.G. Grace in 1895.)

“A cricketer in France is a stranger in a strange land, looked upon with mingled awe and contempt by the average Frenchman,” wrote one of the Old Blundellians in the school magazine a few months later. “The game is only played by a few devoted Englishmen, who manage to run a couple of clubs, gave us an excellent game, treated us royally, and might have beaten us with a little luck … Parisian cricket is not quite of the comic opera kind which one would expect.”

Adding to the match’s shambolic air, it was not contemporaneously considered an Olympic event: it wasn’t until 1912 that Great Britain’s triumph was upgraded and gold medals issued to the victors. In 2012, Castle Cary hosted a French Cricket Federation side as part of the club’s 175th anniversary celebrations.

The whereabouts of the Olympic medals is unknown, but they must surely exist, perhaps scattered across a few dusty attics in south-west England. Sports historian Keith Gregson, who has continued the late journalist Richard Streeton’s research, is about to publish an updated booklet on the story.

Cricket’s Olympic return, meanwhile, has been mooted for many years: London 2012 was widely seen as a natural reintroduction point, while Twenty20 at Tokyo 2020 would have been undeniably neat.

“We believe we have invented a really exciting product and it’s the perfect format for the Olympics,” said Tim Lamb, then ECB chief executive, in 2004 of the nascent 20-over game. “Twenty20 has a growing following across the world which can only increase.” He cannot have known how right he was, or how much damage the new format would inflict on Test cricket.

Onwards to Los Angeles, then – somehow an even less appropriate venue than Paris – where organisers have proposed six-team men’s and women’s competitions, with the qualifying process still to be confirmed. (The IOC was contacted.) While it is difficult to envisage France qualifying to defend the silver medal, the country’s historic cricketing links are stronger than many believe.

In 1998 Sotheby’s sold a French and Latin manuscript dating from 1301, the Ghistelles Calendar, said to depict the first known picture of cricket. Two boys play with a bat and ball in a document referencing Saint-Omer, 25 miles south-east of Calais.

 

Olympic cricket to return after 128 years, but may not be in Los Angeles​


Cricket will return to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but could be played in New York, more than 2,000 miles away from the Californian metropolis.

Cricket will return to the Games for the first time in 128 years, following its sole appearance at the ill-fated 1900 Paris Olympics, widely regarded as one of the biggest failures in modern Olympic history.

The 2028 Games will be held on the Pacific coast, specifically in Los Angeles, but there is talk of bringing cricket to the other North American coast, the Atlantic.

While no formal proposals have been made, representatives of LA28 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) went on a fact-finding mission to theT20 World Cup, attended matches at the temporary Nassau County Stadium on Long Island, New York State, and were impressed enough to want to host the competition there.

One of the biggest potential benefits of reintroducing cricket to the Olympic movement is the renewed attention it would attract from large South Asian markets such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, which would mean strong local ticket sales and respect for international time zones.

According to the World Bank Group, the combined population of the three former British colonies up until the 1940s, when India gained independence (also separating from Pakistan, and later Bangladesh), was an impressive 1.8 billion (Pakistan 235,824,862, India 1.42 billion and Bangladesh 171,186,372).

The potential audience, the fans of sport returning to the Olympic Games, is so great that if we add up the total population of Europe, the Americas (North, Central and South) and Oceania together, the IOC, eager for new audiences and new business, has pointed out.

In this sense, an 11am match in New York would be prime time in India (8.30pm). If played in Los Angeles, an additional 3-hour time difference would mean that an 11am match would be closer to midnight in India (11:30pm), potentially reducing viewership in countries where cricket is the main sport, more popular than even the sport of kings, football.

At the moment, it's just an idea that's gaining momentum, although no one dares to confirm it publicly, because the International Cricket Council (ICC) hasn't come out against holding the tournament where it should be, in Los Angeles and the surrounding counties, with a population of nearly 10 million.

The ICC understands the importance of integrating the sport into the Games, where the Olympic values are embodied from the Olympic Village to the competitions themselves, and the true experience of the Olympic Games, which can only be maximised in the host city, presents a major dilemma.

The time difference can be overcome by scheduling games in the Californian afternoon and evening. Although not in prime time, the potential audience and rights sales prices would still be significant in countries where cricket is watched around the clock.

It wouldn't be the first time the event has been played away from Los Angeles. In fact, it has happened in Los Angeles itself, with the 1984 Summer Olympics hosting a number of football matches almost 5,000km away in Boston, Massachusetts.

Surfing was not held in Tokyo at the last Games, nor will it be in Paris (it will be held over 15,700 km away in Tahiti). Football has always been used to changing venues, and even the equestrian events changed cities for the Beijing 2008 Games, moving from the Chinese capital nearly 2,000 km away to the impressive city-state of Hong Kong in southern China.

Even Olympics going to have preferred time slot for Indian viewers :ROFLMAO:
 

Rahul Dravid, ICC CEO to Discuss Cricket's Entry Into Olympics at India House During Paris Games​


The inaugural India House at the Paris Olympics will celebrate cricket’s inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics with an exclusive panel discussion titled: ‘Cricket at the Olympics – Dawn of a New Era.

Brought by Dream Sports, as the Principal Partner of India House, the panel is scheduled for the evening of the 28th of July 2024 at India House, situated at Parc de Lavillette. The India House, India’s first-ever country house at the Olympics, has been conceptualized by Reliance Foundation in association with the Indian Olympic Association.

The panel will feature Geoff Allardice, CEO of the International Cricket Council, one of the most loved and respected players in cricket Rahul Dravid, who recently coached India to the T20 World Cup title along with Harsh Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, Dream Sports.

Geoff Allardice, CEO of the International Cricket Council, said, “We continue to focus on the development of cricket across the world, bringing in more fans to the game, opportunities for players to compete at the highest level and now taking cricket to the Olympic stakeholders. The inclusion of cricket in the Olympics marks an important step and we look forward to Paris 2024, as an added impetus to the journey.”

Speaking about the event, Harsh Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, Dream Sports, said, Dream Sports and Dream11’s mission is to ‘Make Sports Better’ by providing world-class fan engagement experiences. We are very excited to have the world’s second-largest spectator sport finally included in the next Olympics.

This is sure to take the Olympics’ global viewership to an all-time high and encourage more countries to develop cricket programs, promoting the sport’s growth and diversity.”

Cricket & Dream11 have a symbiotic relationship and the inclusion of the sport in the 2028 Olympics is a significant milestone. It will encourage more countries to develop cricket programs, promoting the sport’s growth and diversity.

The moderated panel will seek to have the esteemed panellists bring their perspectives on the inclusion of cricket in the LA 2028 Olympics program, the growth and opportunity for cricket in existing and newer markets and building on the worldwide passion of cricket fans Cricket will be making its long-awaited return to the Olympics at the Los Angeles edition in 2028. The only previous occasion when it was a part of the Olympics was in 1900.

 
One reason why i am glad with Arshad winning Gold at paris is because of cricket entering the olympics. Had it been our cricketers winning 2028 Gold, again all the focus would had turned to cricket again in Pakistan and not on other sports.

Today is day 3 of Arshads Gold medal, and it is still being celebrated by Pakistanis on social media. I also hope this will inspire more athletes to take up olympic sports, just like how the Phogat sisters initial wins in commonwealth inspired a whole generation of female wrestlers.

However, Cricket is our main sport, and while it may have been a quite event, but not any more.

After Arshad bagged gold, and getting admired, the Pakistani team will be itching to playing the 2028 olympics and win some olympic glory. Too bad, the Gold drought was ended by Arshad.

Meanwhile, I believe Indians will also be sending a good team for the cricket event, as this time they couldnt bag a single gold, thus relying on the one team that can do it for them next time.


I think these 4 years will be a build up towards the cricket event at 2028.

I just hope ICC doesnt mess this up and decides along with IOC that only an u23 team is allowed to feature
 
One reason why i am glad with Arshad winning Gold at paris is because of cricket entering the olympics. Had it been our cricketers winning 2028 Gold, again all the focus would had turned to cricket again in Pakistan and not on other sports.

Today is day 3 of Arshads Gold medal, and it is still being celebrated by Pakistanis on social media. I also hope this will inspire more athletes to take up olympic sports, just like how the Phogat sisters initial wins in commonwealth inspired a whole generation of female wrestlers.

However, Cricket is our main sport, and while it may have been a quite event, but not any more.

After Arshad bagged gold, and getting admired, the Pakistani team will be itching to playing the 2028 olympics and win some olympic glory. Too bad, the Gold drought was ended by Arshad.

Meanwhile, I believe Indians will also be sending a good team for the cricket event, as this time they couldnt bag a single gold, thus relying on the one team that can do it for them next time.


I think these 4 years will be a build up towards the cricket event at 2028.

I just hope ICC doesnt mess this up and decides along with IOC that only an u23 team is allowed to feature
All it takes is one person to inspire others to follow and create an empire.

Arshad will inspire others and you'll see more pakistani's in various Olympic fields now, especially USA who will start increasing the talent pool for pakiatani searches.

Pakistan is a 200+M population that will surpass USA by 2046 with the population expected to rise to 400M by then. That's alot of people watching and alot of revenue.

So dw, you'll see more representation from now in Olympics, that's a guarantee. Hockey failed due to loss in interest as well as lack of international exposure.

Rn all eyes are on pakistan and mainly arshad. He's become a global Phenomenon, not just a pakistani one.
 
Arshad has done what many others could not in 30-40 years. He is a self-made superstar. Cricket is something that will overshadow his achievement but I don't think Pakistan is going to win anything in cricket at olympics.
 
Arshad has done what many others could not in 30-40 years. He is a self-made superstar. Cricket is something that will overshadow his achievement but I don't think Pakistan is going to win anything in cricket at olympics.
Na, when you are competing in a sport your country is good at, anything can happen.

Nigeria tends to bag a medal in olympics football. Although not really that great team internationally in football.

Its will be all about the rules ICC will set.

Originally, the whole point of olympics was to only allow amateur sports people play and not for professional athletes. The ice hockey organization would abide by this till Canada started complaining about the Russians sending mature teams.

I hope ICC allows an open competation and doesnt add an age limit.
 
Cricket in Olympics is an excellent idea. Imagine all the holiday destinations it opens for the PCT that were previously inaccessible, Paris, Greece, Beijing. Pack your bags and families!
Naa. Not much of a holiday.

Cricket tournament is played in the whole country, while an olympic tournament is played in the city only.

Plus, you have to live in an olympic villiage which takes away the 5 star luxuries of a hotel
 
Naa. Not much of a holiday.

Cricket tournament is played in the whole country, while an olympic tournament is played in the city only.

Plus, you have to live in an olympic villiage which takes away the 5 star luxuries of a hotel

Don't worry, they'll find a way. And not much of a holiday? I'm sure most people would count spending time in Paris alone a pretty good holiday.
 
Don't worry, they'll find a way. And not much of a holiday? I'm sure most people would count spending time in Paris alone a pretty good holiday.
You cannot leave the Olympic village without permission and if you do, you are out of this event. The Pakistan team won't like it there as they like to roam around.
 
You cannot leave the Olympic village without permission and if you do, you are out of this event. The Pakistan team won't like it there as they like to roam around.
i think those rules are strict for individual athletes but teams can make their own arrangements. The men’s U.S. basketball team spent $15M to stay at a 5 star hotel because they’re not goona sleep on cardboard mattresses in tiny dorm rooms and eat bad food.
 
An India Pakistan match at the Olympics will be epic ,even an India Pakistan league match would be the most intense match in the entire Olympics. I hope Pakistan will become an improved side by then and don't allow India to walk over them.

Also, hopefully it will be a 10 teams event with 5 teams divided in Group of 2.

India, Pakistan, GB( England), Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, USA, Ireland , Zimbabwe/Afghanistan

Likely to be the teams to qualify.
 
An India Pakistan match at the Olympics will be epic ,even an India Pakistan league match would be the most intense match in the entire Olympics. I hope Pakistan will become an improved side by then and don't allow India to walk over them.

Also, hopefully it will be a 10 teams event with 5 teams divided in Group of 2.

India, Pakistan, GB( England), Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, USA, Ireland , Zimbabwe/Afghanistan

Likely to be the teams to qualify.
12 teams will be better and consistent with other sports like field hockey and rugby 7s. Also to the 10 teams u mentioned, add 1 team from West Indies, most likely Trinidad & Tobago and 1 more team out of Netherlands/Zimbabwe

Groups can be like (India and Pakistan in same group for obvious reasons):

Group A: India, South Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
Group B: Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands

2 big issues with cricket in Olympics is West Indies having to split up and 1-2 of the teams qualifying and also Scotland will never be able to play as they will have to play under Great Britain which will most likely be England team with maybe 1 Scottish player getting a chance. Ireland will also be weakened as Republic of Ireland will play and most Irish cricketers come from Northern Ireland which is a part of UK
 
12 teams will be better and consistent with other sports like field hockey and rugby 7s. Also to the 10 teams u mentioned, add 1 team from West Indies, most likely Trinidad & Tobago and 1 more team out of Netherlands/Zimbabwe

Groups can be like (India and Pakistan in same group for obvious reasons):

Group A: India, South Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
Group B: Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands

2 big issues with cricket in Olympics is West Indies having to split up and 1-2 of the teams qualifying and also Scotland will never be able to play as they will have to play under Great Britain which will most likely be England team with maybe 1 Scottish player getting a chance. Ireland will also be weakened as Republic of Ireland will play and most Irish cricketers come from Northern Ireland which is a part of UK

There is a rule which I have read before and confirmed again right now which allows players from Northern Ireland to make a choice between representing GB or Republic of Ireland so rest assured all Irish players will represent Republic of Ireland and Ireland will be at their full strength at the Olympics.



You can read the rule there, 2nd para..


Scotland players will have to try finding a place in the GB Side, I think one particular Fast bowler Chris Sole could make it to the GB Side so they are likely to have some representation in the GB Side .

Regarding the number of teams , I read somewhere that the organizers are thinking about making it a 6 teams event as it's happening for the first time so I was hoping it will be atleast ten teams event and not just with a small number of teams.

So if we apply the hockey model of two groups with 6 teams each followed by QF, SF and Finals then we will have to organize 38 matches each for Men as well as Women's Cricket so in total 76 matches..

How do you think we will be able to organize 76 matches in 3 weeks ? How many Cricket stadiums will we need ? Hockey has smaller fields and multiple courts where multiple matches can be held every day but a Cricket match can only hold 2 Matches per day considering the length of the match and also to keep the pitch playable..

How do you think we will be able to fit in 76 matches in 3 weeks in this Olympics and future Olympics in Non Traditional Counties ? Organizing it in India, Australia won't be a problem but everywhere else how ?
 
There is a rule which I have read before and confirmed again right now which allows players from Northern Ireland to make a choice between representing GB or Republic of Ireland so rest assured all Irish players will represent Republic of Ireland and Ireland will be at their full strength at the Olympics.



You can read the rule there, 2nd para..


Scotland players will have to try finding a place in the GB Side, I think one particular Fast bowler Chris Sole could make it to the GB Side so they are likely to have some representation in the GB Side .

Regarding the number of teams , I read somewhere that the organizers are thinking about making it a 6 teams event as it's happening for the first time so I was hoping it will be atleast ten teams event and not just with a small number of teams.

So if we apply the hockey model of two groups with 6 teams each followed by QF, SF and Finals then we will have to organize 38 matches each for Men as well as Women's Cricket so in total 76 matches..

How do you think we will be able to organize 76 matches in 3 weeks ? How many Cricket stadiums will we need ? Hockey has smaller fields and multiple courts where multiple matches can be held every day but a Cricket match can only hold 2 Matches per day considering the length of the match and also to keep the pitch playable..

How do you think we will be able to fit in 76 matches in 3 weeks in this Olympics and future Olympics in Non Traditional Counties ? Organizing it in India, Australia won't be a problem but everywhere else how ?
Cricket matches will start 3-4 days before inaugural ceremony and 2 grounds will be needed with atleast 1 of them having floodlights. Each ground can host 2 matches in 1 day, so it's possible. Maybe women's cricket can be 10 teams while men's is 12 and that will reduce matches by some extent too
 
There is a rule which I have read before and confirmed again right now which allows players from Northern Ireland to make a choice between representing GB or Republic of Ireland so rest assured all Irish players will represent Republic of Ireland and Ireland will be at their full strength at the Olympics.


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Regarding the number of teams , I read somewhere that the organizers are thinking about making it a 6 teams event as it's happening for the first time
I too read as top 6 teams only.but if we include usa as host,then it's top 5.May be committee is worried about usa as not having too many grounds.2032 olympics are in Brisbane so by then they may feel confident. olympics is for 15 days only ,so they can't have impossible task like everyone plays around the clock in both categories .usa basketball team stayed in a hotel instead of sports village as the facilities are atrocious for star athletes. It costed around 15 Mn usd for them.u can guess who will stay and who won't to display the obvious thing.
 
I too read as top 6 teams only.but if we include usa as host,then it's top 5.May be committee is worried about usa as not having too many grounds.2032 olympics are in Brisbane so by then they may feel confident. olympics is for 15 days only ,so they can't have impossible task like everyone plays around the clock in both categories .usa basketball team stayed in a hotel instead of sports village as the facilities are atrocious for star athletes. It costed around 15 Mn usd for them.u can guess who will stay and who won't to display the obvious thing.
Yes even I have heard 6 teams but 6 is too less. 12 in Olympics is the right number as teams in Olympics is lesser than WC and other team sports have 12 team tournaments in Olympics. 2032 is in Australia and 2036 is likely to be in India, so both Australia & India can easily have a 12 team tournament within the time
 
Yes even I have heard 6 teams but 6 is too less. 12 in Olympics is the right number as teams in Olympics is lesser than WC and other team sports have 12 team tournaments in Olympics. 2032 is in Australia and 2036 is likely to be in India, so both Australia & India can easily have a 12 team tournament within the time
I think 2036 favourite is Doha as per a Spanish site.Doha claimed they are in constant touch with committee after 32 drubbing due to rotation policy between continents and are very confident about 36.we.may get 40 or 44 I think
 
Too much over thinking happening!
Commonwealth games in 98 had 16 teams playing 29 ODI games in 10 days! Anyways that was one crappy organizing.


1. It can be inline with ICC knock out tournaments of the past! This happens in Badminton, Boxing, Table Tennis all the time!
Top 4 seeded teams are already in Quarters, Their opponents will have to play one additional game to reach the quarters.
So 4 pre-quarters, 4 QF, 2 SF 1 Final : 11 games tournament and done!

2. Simply 3 groups of 4 like in Basketball, if you really want to have group matches. Total number of matches in this format will be 25

3. OR 4 groups of 3, with QFs and SF and F that will give you. Just 19 games in total

I think very likely it be either 2nd or 3rd option.

So All the above formats have 12 teams:
Either 11 games, 25 games or 19 games! Take your pick :)

PS: There is no scope for WI here as they compete separately at Olympics and Scotland and England will come be combined as team GB.
 
I think 2036 favourite is Doha as per a Spanish site.Doha claimed they are in constant touch with committee after 32 drubbing due to rotation policy between continents and are very confident about 36.we.may get 40 or 44 I think
2036 is Saudi bhai !! No one is going to challenge MBS for that.
FIFA is going there and so is Olympics
 
Will Cricket continue if it's Middle East ?
Cricket will continue as long as BCCI and ICC find Olympic in their best interest. If its a debacle like the 98 Commonwealth games or the 2007 ODI world cup, BCCI will pull the plug or they will reduce it to U-23 team even like FIFA has done to football in Olympics.

If it happens the Olympics are rivaling the importance of ICC events, ICC like FIFA might change the rules to lower the level of participation.
 
Ponting excited by return of cricket at 2028 Olympics

In the latest ICC Review, Australia legend Ricky Ponting shared his enthusiasm for cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games.

Cricket's return to the Olympics has been a long time coming. Last featured in the Games in 1900, the sport is set to make its long-awaited comeback after 128 years at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Cricket was among the five additional sports proposed by the LA28 Organising Committee for inclusion alongside baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially confirmed cricket's inclusion at the 141st IOC Session held in Mumbai in October 2023.

Speaking with host Sanjana Ganesan on The ICC Review, Ponting said he was excited by cricket's inclusion in the Olympics and the opportunity for the game to reach new audiences on a truly global stage.

“It can only be a positive thing for our game,” Ponting said.

“I've sat on various committees over the last 15 or 20 years and it's always been on the top of almost every agenda – how do we get the game back into the Olympics? And finally, it's there.

“It's only four years away. Once again, in the US by that stage, hopefully, with MLC (Major League Cricket), another four years down the track hopefully growing. Who knows, there might even be more teams in the MLC by then. I think it also gives cricket a chance to break into the grassroots level in the US. But the thing about the Olympic Games, I mean, it's not the host nation. It's about the audience that it opens up.

“The Olympic Games being viewed by so many people all around the world, it just opens up completely different audiences to our game that's seemingly growing on a daily basis anyway. It can only be a real positive thing for the game.

“Facilities and infrastructure and those things are going to be key and how many teams they actually decide on. I think it's only six or seven teams that they're talking about. So qualification is going to be at a premium, how you actually qualify to get into the Olympic Games.

“So all those things to think about, I'm really excited about where the game's headed and the growth of different markets that we're seeing emerge."

Ponting has recently spent several months in the USA, the host nation for the 2028 Olympics.

He first served as a commentator for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and later took on the role of head coach for the Washington Freedom, who clinched the Major League Cricket title in the recently concluded edition.

During his time in the USA, Ponting has gained a greater understanding of the game's potential there. He also highlighted how cricket can leverage the fanbase of baseball, the leading bat-and-ball sport in the USA, to attract attention and boost its popularity.

“And the way that I sort of try and compare the two is we've all been to games of Major League Baseball,” Ponting noted. “Huge events, the bat and ball game that Americans are growing up with and that game goes for four hours and through the history of the game, there's less than one home run scored in every game.

“So when you compare baseball to what the excitement and entertainment package that T20 cricket brings, then it should be a reasonably easy sell to the young kids in the US.

“So that'd be the angle that I'd be certainly pushing is just the excitement factor that comes with the game. And I think if they do that, then I think it's very sustainable. There's huge opportunities for growth, even with the Indian investment in MLC and how keen they are to stay involved and make it big and turn Washington Freedom into a household name in world cricket. Then I think there are some great opportunities there.”

Ponting is well-versed in multi-sport events, having been part of Australia's team during cricket's debut at the Commonwealth Games in 1998.

Reflecting on that unique experience, Ponting shared his excitement when quizzed about the prospect of serving as a mentor or coach for the Australian cricket team at the Olympic Games in 2028.

“It'd be a pretty nice job, I reckon, to be a mentor around a cricket team in the Olympic Games, to hang out,” Ponting said. “I was lucky enough to play in the Commonwealth Games and just to be around the athletes in the villages and stuff was quite a surreal environment to be in for a cricketer.

“So, look, I wouldn't say no, but I think there'll be a lot of people putting their hands up to try and be a mentor or a coach for an Aussie team in the Olympic Games.

“It'd be special to be a part of, so who knows? We'll keep my fingers crossed and see what happens.”

 
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If it happens the Olympics are rivaling the importance of ICC events, ICC like FIFA might change the rules to lower the level of participation.
One immediate issue I see is its for only top 6 as per the earlier reports. Normally no country will field their top squad in bilateral series other than u know whom .so all of them will force to treat t20s as highest priority and its contrast to icc test match is holy grail policy. In 4 years we will know .if there are no odis ,it's quite easy for all boards to prioritise the olympic qualification cycle .if India is not qualified as per criteria, olympics have to forget about additional income and viewership.
 
I expect Australia to win it and get a gold medal.

India may get bronze or silver.
 
If olympics have to be conducted in middle East, there will be lots of issues with ladies swimming ,beach volleyball and quite a few games.cricket will be the least troublesome for them I believe.
Cos they don't play tennis in Saudia Arabia?!
 
I think cricket should be an age-limited event like Under 26 or 25 just like football.
 
Cricket to debut at Youth Olympics? ICC and IOC might collaborate for 2030 Games – Report

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has hinted that it might get into collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a bid to include cricket in the Youth Olympics 2030. It comes after the declaration from the Government of India last year on intending to bid for the 2030 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Mumbai, except from showing interest in hosting the Olympics in 2036.

According to a report in Cricbuzz, the General Manager of Development for ICC, William Glenwright gave a positive reply to Vivek Gopalan in an email as he stated, “It’s a good idea and something we could look at.” The email and the reply were shared with ICC CEO Geoff Allardice, Wasim Khan, Claire Furlong, and Chris Tetley as well.

Gopalan had argued for the inclusion of cricket in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), citing Mumbai’s bid to host the Games with a strong reason. He said, “There is a strong for cricket at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with Mumbai bidding to host 2030 YOG.” He also conveyed it to an ICC official, stating that “No less a person than Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now publicly proclaimed India’s desire to host both the 2030 YOG and 2036 Olympics.”

PM Modi had hinted at the YOG during his address at an IOC session in Mumbai last October. But with the 2024 Olympics taking centerstage, the focus shifted to India bidding for the hosting rights of the 2036 Olympics. PM Modi had also restated this during his Independence Day address at the Red Fort. Inclusion of cricket – on what grounds?

The email sent to the ICC official includes several arguments to root for inclusion of cricket in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). It read, “All top sports, including Rugby Sevens, are part of the YOG. Why not Cricket? Including Cricket in the YOG would revolutionize grassroots cricket globally, especially among the ICC Associates.”

For those unversed, the age limit for participants in the YOG is between 15 and 18. “Now that ICC has formed strong links with IOC and IOC recognizes that the “cricket brand ” can enhance the “Olympic Brand,” it would not be a difficult task to convince IOC to include Cricket as a core sport in the Youth Olympics,” the email further read. Cricket will make its debut in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 for the first time since the 1900 Paris Games.

Source: News9
 
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I think 2036 favourite is Doha as per a Spanish site.Doha claimed they are in constant touch with committee after 32 drubbing due to rotation policy between continents and are very confident about 36.we.may get 40 or 44 I think
2040 is better. We will have more time to prepare. Also Doha can host cricket too and they have already hosted Afghanistan home series 1-2 times. We should also look to host CWG in 2030 and Asian Games in 2038 before hosting Olympics in 2040 or 2044
 
If the tournament is a u23 one, Pakistan will dominate that easily. As the Australia 20 year olds will be no match for our 30+ year old pretending to be 23.

Hopefully ICC keeps it open competation.
 
If the tournament is a u23 one, Pakistan will dominate that easily. As the Australia 20 year olds will be no match for our 30+ year old pretending to be 23.

Hopefully ICC keeps it open competation.
How on earth can you conceivably age fudge in the Olympics?

That has never occurred once in its history, It'll destroy all credibility for the prestigious Leap year event.

They won't risk it, they'll have it as Open competition or Cricket will be out of the Olynpics first thing.
 
How on earth can you conceivably age fudge in the Olympics?

That has never occurred once in its history, It'll destroy all credibility for the prestigious Leap year event.

They won't risk it, they'll have it as Open competition or Cricket will be out of the Olynpics first thing.
You think arshad is 27?

Olympics usuaully doesnt have an age limit thats why fudging doesnt get exposed or looked at.

Whether there is age limit or open competation depends upon icc because in the past i think it qas a commonwealth game or an asian game where they plaved an age limit.

So its possible, now whethrr IOC takes up the age fudging issue or not its up to them.
 
You think arshad is 27?

Olympics usuaully doesnt have an age limit thats why fudging doesnt get exposed or looked at.

Whether there is age limit or open competation depends upon icc because in the past i think it qas a commonwealth game or an asian game where they plaved an age limit.

So its possible, now whethrr IOC takes up the age fudging issue or not its up to them.
Well no, I'd be willing to bet my right arm that he's no where near 27, he's clearly a couple pecks older and that's putting it mildly, so fair point.
 
How on earth can you conceivably age fudge in the Olympics?

That has never occurred once in its history, It'll destroy all credibility for the prestigious Leap year event.

They won't risk it, they'll have it as Open competition or Cricket will be out of the Olynpics first thing.
Nigeria won Gold in football in 1996 Olympics by plating a team of 25-30 year olds although rules say team must be U-23
 
2028 Los Angeles Olympics Cricket Competition Could Be Held On East Coast

Cricket competitions of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games could take place on the East Coast of United States in order to cater to the massive audience in India and also tap into the huge domestic market of the sport in the host country, according to the host committee chair Casey Wasserman. Cricket will be making a re-entry into the Olympic roster after 128 years in the T20 format and though the venues have yet to be confirmed, it is likely the men's and women's competitions would take place on the East Coast because of the more favourable time zone compared to the West Coast for Indian viewers.

New York, on the East Coast, hosted several preliminary-round matches of the T20 World Cup earlier this year, which it co-hosted with the West Indies.

The East Coast is nine-and-a-half hours behind India and the country's viewers can catch the action live, but Los Angeles is 12-and-a-half hours behind which could be detrimental from a viewership point.

Wasserman said during a Business of Sports Summit in Austin, Texas, that the LA28 organisers would like to maximise cricket viewership in India, according to website 'sportico.com'.

Wasserman, who headed the successful LA28 bid and became president of the Organizing Committee, wasn't specific about which venue on the East Coast could host cricket matches.

Cricket is among six sports, along with baseball, softball, flag football, squash and lacrosse, added to the LA28 Olympic roster. It was in the Olympic Games once before, in 1900.

It is likely that pre-existing infrastructure could be used to achieve "more than USD 150 million in savings and new revenue to help maintain a balanced budget (for the Olympics)," Wasserman has said earlier this year, according to 'Sportico'.

The three venues that hosted the T20 World Cup in the US, which India won to break the title drought, were Dallas, Fort Lauderdale and a temporary stadium built on Long Island outside New York City.

It is not unique for host nations to organise Olympic competitions far away from the main centre. During the Paris Olympics, surfing events were held in Tahiti, sailing in Marseille, shooting in Chateauroux and soccer all across the country.

 
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