Should Cricket be included as an Olympic sport?

[Faiz]

5 overs a side with Pak, Ind, Aus, SA, NZ, Eng, SL & WI each team play each other once with top 4 in semi finals & the winners of semi finals playing in the final. Who thinks that should happen ?

 

[Executioner]

5 overs will make it an absolute comedy. 20 overs is the way to go

 

[aloo paratha]

5 Overs?!?!?!?! It's better not to have Cricket in the Olympics then! 20 overs will work fine with a match lasting 3 and a half to 4 hours. That way you could get 3 games in a day.

 

[Belawal2014]

20 overs a side would be ideal.

 

[justarslan]

Kia joke hai yai thread?

 

[FreakCricket]

retarded idea is it cricket or honk kong sixes, how about 5 over table ball cricket in Olympics ? with 32 teams participating.

 

[MaliksMohsin]

Yes, Cricket should be in Olympics even if it has to be 6 overs like the Hong Kong Super Sixes

 

[LegSideHack]

T20 would be much better than 5 overs.

And make sure the matches are 3 hours, no longer. Any longer and it would be hard for new people to get into it.

They can reduce match lengths by taking simple measures into account.

1 minute time limit for 3rd umpire to review run outs, etc. Don't know why they have to look at replays for 3 minutes+

New batsmen run in as soon as someone gets out

Speed up the time between overs

Umpire has 5-10 almost identical cricket balls ready, hands it to bowler as soon as one goes into the stands.

 

[MaliksMohsin]

retarded idea is it cricket or honk kong sixes, how about 5 over table ball cricket in Olympics ? with 32 teams participating.

Cricket won't grow by giving minnow nations World Cup places. It will grow if more people are aware of the game! This is a brilliant way to do so

 

[Eureka]

5 overs a side with Pak, Ind, Aus, SA, NZ, Eng, SL & WI each team play each other once with top 4 in semi finals & the winners of semi finals playing in the final. Who thinks that should happen ?

10 over a side would be better it would be over within 2 hours including a super over. It would be within the time taken by hockey and football.

 

[Belawal2014]

10 overs wouldn't be thaat bad, and seeing how long the other formats are, this is the best way to garner the interest of people who don't know much about cricket.

 

[BigBoy123]

WI as a team can't participate in Olympics as it is not a country ...only the island's can participate as individual nations...in this way we can easily have 3-4 competitive teams from west Indies
But most importantly tournament must be palyed in t20 format

So we can easily have 16 teams in group stage followed by QF SF and Final

For example

Group A
Aus
Bangladesh
Trindiad and Tobago
PNG

Group B
Pakistan
Nz
Jamica
Nepal

Group C
Ind
Sa
Zim
Afghanistan

Group D
Sl
Great Britain (Eng , Scotland , North Ireland)
Netherlands
Namibia

(Since Ireland is not a part of GB so maybe ireland can take part as an individual nation)

Group stage will be followed by
4 QFs , 2 SFs , bronze medal match and then final...

There will be a total 32 matches
24 in group stages
And 8 knock out matches (including 3rd position playoff)

So if we can have 3 matches per day the group stage could be completed in 8 days (3*8= 24)

4 QFs could be played in 2 days

2 SFs could be played in 1 day

Bronze medal and gold medal match could be played in 1 day

So all matches could be played in
12 days...
If rest days are added between all the 3 Stages then the tournament could be completed in 15 days...
Which is easily acceptable....

Having said that i am not so sure that many crkt grounds would be available in brazil (2016) and japan (2020)...
The best time to introduce crkt in Olympics was in london 2012



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[Thivagar]

Yes. But ICC won't let that happen they want their ICC world cup to be the big thing.

 

[Fineline]

yes. But icc won't let that happen they want their icc world cup to be the big thing.

ind*

 

[PCP_1]

5 overs a side with Pak, Ind, Aus, SA, NZ, Eng, SL & WI each team play each other once with top 4 in semi finals & the winners of semi finals playing in the final. Who thinks that should happen ?

Even 5 overs is too much. Lets just decide it through the coin toss. Standard Olympic rules should apply i,e : just flipping with an unconvered right/left hand, not rotating the wrist more than 5 degrees, not having fingernails longer than 3 centimetres, no performance enhancing nail hardening solutions or gloves, etc

 

[hiyuo]

WI as a team can't participate in Olympics as it is not a country ...only the island's can participate as individual nations...in this way we can easily have 3-4 competitive teams from west Indies
But most importantly tournament must be palyed in t20 format

So we can easily have 16 teams in group stage followed by QF SF and Final

For example

Group A
Aus
Bangladesh
Trindiad and Tobago
PNG

Group B
Pakistan
Nz
Jamica
Nepal

Group C
Ind
Sa
Zim
Afghanistan

Group D
Sl
Great Britain (Eng , Scotland , North Ireland)
Netherlands
Namibia

(Since Ireland is not a part of GB so maybe ireland can take part as an individual nation)

Group stage will be followed by
4 QFs , 2 SFs , bronze medal match and then final...

There will be a total 32 matches
24 in group stages
And 8 knock out matches (including 3rd position playoff)

So if we can have 3 matches per day the group stage could be completed in 8 days (3*8= 24)

4 QFs could be played in 2 days

2 SFs could be played in 1 day

Bronze medal and gold medal match could be played in 1 day

So all matches could be played in
12 days...
If rest days are added between all the 3 Stages then the tournament could be completed in 15 days...
Which is easily acceptable....

Having said that i am not so sure that many crkt grounds would be available in brazil (2016) and japan (2020)...
The best time to introduce crkt in Olympics was in london 2012



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Why did you leave out Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana? These countries play a huge part in WI's success in cricket too.

With the Olympics, like any other tournament, there would be a qualification so no point putting Netherlands, Namibia, PNG, Nepal ahead of everyone else. If cricket is in the olympics in the future, the qualification would be similar to how it is for Basketball, Rugby Sevens, Handball, Hockey, etc. There would be no automatic qualification for any test nations, not that I'd assume. The way I'd see it, there would be around 16 sides in Cricket. The semi finalists of the World T20 prior to the Olympics would be given automatic qualification, so let's just assume these nations are Australia, India, England and South Africa. Then there'd be continental tournaments determining the sides qualifying.

So a European, Asian, Americas, Africa and Oceania tournament. So European tournament would most likely be won by Ireland as England/Scotland wouldn't be participating plus Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Jersey are not as good. The Asias would be won by Bangladesh/Pakistan/Sri Lanka, hard to tell. Oceania would be won by New Zealand, Africa won by Zimbabwe and Americas won by Jamaica. I would say the runner up of these continental would be able to qualify into the Olympics. So that is 14 teams just there. Now there would be a final Olympic tournament, very similar to the current WT20 qualifiers right now actually. This is where all the losing teams that failed to qualify from the continental cups would compete. So most likely a tournament contested by teams like Barbados, Antigua Barbuda, Guyana, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Namibia, PNG, etc. Then the finalists of this tournament would be given the Olympic spots, giving us 16 teams in total.

There would be no straight qualifications for the Olympics, it is all earned. IMO, this is exactly how World Cup ICC should be in cricket as well.

 

[justarslan]

Yes. But ICC won't let that happen they want their ICC world cup to be the big thing.

It is greedy three who are the problem. England does not want Olympics to mess their summer program. Hindustan does not want to open their books. Aussie does not want to lose lucrative series against their partners in destroying cricket. We need full implementation of Woolf report to save cricket.

 

[hiyuo]

Cricket in Olympics would be very good for nations like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe who are not known in the Olympics for winning medals. Bangladesh have never won a medal, despite their size. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, have not won a medal in ages. Zimbabwe too. Cricket gives these nations to earn a medal, something that's their strength. I can see the Bangladeshis putting in a lot of investment in the Olympics rather than the ICC tournaments because they want to win a medal, something such a huge country has unable to do so far. Same thing goes for other countries.

Also, New Zealand would be interested in this. They're a small nation, while they are getting few golds every year, they wouldn't mind having an extra gold.

 

[Thivagar]

It is greedy three who are the problem. England does not want Olympics to mess their summer program. Hindustan does not want to open their books. Aussie does not want to lose lucrative series against their partners in destroying cricket. We need full implementation of Woolf report to save cricket.

ICC is a corporate business, simple as that.

 

[Kakar]

Cricket in Olympics would be very good for nations like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe who are not known in the Olympics for winning medals. Bangladesh have never won a medal, despite their size. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, have not won a medal in ages. Zimbabwe too. Cricket gives these nations to earn a medal, something that's their strength. I can see the Bangladeshis putting in a lot of investment in the Olympics rather than the ICC tournaments because they want to win a medal, something such a huge country has unable to do so far. Same thing goes for other countries.

Also, New Zealand would be interested in this. They're a small nation, while they are getting few golds every year, they wouldn't mind having an extra gold.

India regularly wins medals, even though the number is small. Pakistan hasn't won a medal since 1992 though.

 

[Convict]

Yes

only BCCI and ECB oppose

 

[Convict]

It is greedy three who are the problem. England does not want Olympics to mess their summer program. Hindustan does not want to open their books. Aussie does not want to lose lucrative series against their partners in destroying cricket. We need full implementation of Woolf report to save cricket.

Cricket Australia wants cricket in the olympics

 

[JaDed]

Cricket in Olympics would be very good for nations like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe who are not known in the Olympics for winning medals. Bangladesh have never won a medal, despite their size. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, have not won a medal in ages. Zimbabwe too. Cricket gives these nations to earn a medal, something that's their strength. I can see the Bangladeshis putting in a lot of investment in the Olympics rather than the ICC tournaments because they want to win a medal, something such a huge country has unable to do so far. Same thing goes for other countries.

Also, New Zealand would be interested in this. They're a small nation, while they are getting few golds every year, they wouldn't mind having an extra gold.

Olympics comes once in 4 years and India did win in 2012 what are you high?

 

[The Viper]

Morgan goes to bat for T10 format at Olympics

England’s World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan says cricket’s 10-overs format would be ideal for a global multi-sport event such as the Olympics as the entire tournament could be squeezed into 10 days.

Cricket featured at the 1900 Olympics and was played in the 1998 Commonwealth Games but has largely been absent from multi-sport events, which some say has restricted its growth beyond the traditional pockets.

The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will feature a women’s Twenty20 competition but Morgan says the T10 format would be a better fit than T20, 50 overs or test cricket.

“The one thing that T10 offers above the three formats that makes it so appealing to an Olympic Games or a Commonwealth Games is the fact that you can play a whole tournament in the space of 10 days,” he said in a video conference.

“To have a tournament in such a short space of time maximises the opportunity and the exposure that it will have for the sport.

“When you can play a cricket tournament in eight-10 days it really does make it appealing, and on top of that it really would be extremely entertaining,” said the 33-year-old, who captains Delhi Bulls in the Abu Dhabi T10 league.

Twenty20 has emerged as cricket’s most popular format, having spawned several franchise-based leagues around the world including the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).

But Morgan, who plays for the IPL’s Kolkata franchise, said T10 has its own merits.

“The most important part of a T20 game is always overs 10 to 20,” said Morgan, who also captains Delhi Bulls in the Abu Dhabi T10 competition.

“But if you look at a T10 game, the earlier overs are the most important. You need to make the most of that very short powerplay, so who you put in those key positions and in the form that they’re in, is the most critical factor.”

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-c...-bat-for-t10-format-at-olympics-idUKKBN22I0T7

 

[Junaids]

5 overs a side with Pak, Ind, Aus, SA, NZ, Eng, SL & WI each team play each other once with top 4 in semi finals & the winners of semi finals playing in the final. Who thinks that should happen ?

England and the West Indies don’t participate in the Olympic Games. They are not IOC Nations.

 

[HitWicket]

6 a side, 5 overs per game (like the Hong Kong sixes) with 16 teams. 4 groups of 4 gives 24 group games plus 7 knockout games and a bronze medal match gives a 32 game tournament that can be played on a single ground in under a week.

 

[aloo paratha]

T10 is the biggest joke. it should be T20, or it shouldn't be included.

 

[MMHS]

NO - never.

If they include cricket, it’ll be some bad jokes like T20/10 or HongKong Sixers - these doesn’t represent cricket. It’ll give a wrong identity of cricket to global audiences.

It’s not possible to arrange Test cricket or even ODI in Olympics; but may be they can start Cricket as an experimental sports with U23 squad & 50 overs game with list A status.

 

[Ab Fan]

If that happens, the question is won't people completely forgot the value of test cricket and only focus on T10 cricket as that is what will matter in olympics?

 

[HitWicket]

NO - never.

If they include cricket, it’ll be some bad jokes like T20/10 or HongKong Sixers - these doesn’t represent cricket. It’ll give a wrong identity of cricket to global audiences.

It’s not possible to arrange Test cricket or even ODI in Olympics; but may be they can start Cricket as an experimental sports with U23 squad & 50 overs game with list A status.

50 over games we're going to end up with at best 8 teams in a knockout tournament. It needs to be something that can have a tournament fit on a single ground in a week, preferably with smaller team sizes to reduce total competitor numbers allowing for as many teams as possible.

 

[MMHS]

50 over games we're going to end up with at best 8 teams in a knockout tournament. It needs to be something that can have a tournament fit on a single ground in a week, preferably with smaller team sizes to reduce total competitor numbers allowing for as many teams as possible.

Is that cricket? Yes, they will use cricket gears and many of the cricket rules, the scoring system as well. But, beach soccer, footsol does same from soccer - do we call it soccer?

 

[sweep_shot]

I think T20 should be in Olympics. It is much more interesting than many other Olympics sports.

 

[MenInG]

The Olympic Games is the world’s biggest sporting festival: biggest in the numbers of its competitors, its spectators, the global reach and television coverage. Pakistan legend Wasim Akram is keen to see cricket becoming an Olympic sport in future.

In an exclusive interview with Daily Times, former Pakistan captain Wasim, who claimed 414 Test and 502 ODI wickets, said that cricket should feature in the Olympic Games through its shorter versions. “The idea of cricket being part of the future Olympic Games should be raised and debated,” he added. Cricket was originally scheduled to be included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, which were held in Athens, Greece. There were, however, insufficient entries and so no event was held. The event was held at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris four years later but it was badly affected by the lack of participation after Belgium and the Netherlands pulled out, leaving Britain and France to play. The match was played over two days with both 12-a-side teams batting two innings each and did not attract first-class status. Britain won the match by 158 runs to lift gold medal. Last seen as an Olympic sport in 1900, cricket has not appeared since though many voices have been raised over the years for inclusion of cricket in the Olympic Games. It is pertinent to mention that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has 104 member nations currently: 12 Full Members that play Test matches, and 92 Associate Members. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognised cricket as a sport in 2009.

In 2018, the International Cricket Council expressed its desire to get cricket included at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Since then, after much debate and politicking, there has been a renewed push in recent years for cricket to be reinserted on the biggest stage in sports with the 2028 Games the earliest opportunity. Wasim urged the International Olympic Committee to support cricket to become part of the Olympics. “Cricket can add value to the Olympic Games. Cricket should not be played in one or two Olympics. Cricket should become a mandatory sport like athletics and swimming. The cricket playing nations must get united in a desire to be a part of the Olympics, then I think we would have a very good chance in persuading the IOC that cricket is a sport that can add value to the Olympics going forward,” Wasim opined.

Cricket has been part of the multi-sport events like the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. Cricket was part of the Asian Games in 2010 in Guangzhou, China and 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. Pakistan women’s cricket team won gold medals twice at these Games. Cricket was not held in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. But in 2019, the Olympic Council of Asia decided the return of the sport in the 2022 Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China. The last time cricket featured at the Commonwealth Games was in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The men’s team of South Africa won gold medal after defeating Australia by four wickets in the final with New Zealand winning bronze medal. Women’s cricket tournament has been included in the 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Wasim, who played 104 Tests and 356 ODIs, said cricket should also be a permanent sport at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. “These Games should include both men and women events.” Wasim, also known as ‘The Sultan of Swing’, said cricket was a popular enough sport in numerous countries and there would be healthy competition with many nations trying to qualify. “Also, cricket is a true sport that requires true athleticism and skill. Cricket will also increase the popularity of the Olympics in some nations where it has less of a following. I think the best cricket nations in the world should be rewarded with a chance to compete to be Olympic champions,” he maintained.

Wasim said all Test playing nations and the ICC should continue making their concerted efforts so that cricket be included in the Olympics. “The single best way to spread the game globally is for the ICC to actively seek its inclusion as an Olympic sport.” Wasim observed that without doubt the Olympic Movement provided one of the most efficient and cost effective distribution networks for individual sports to spread their wings globally. “It would be difficult to see a better, quicker or cheaper way of spreading the game throughout the world.” Several moves have been made by the game’s administrators in recent years to begin a campaign to get cricket back in the Olympic programme. Wasim said cricket was an important, popular sport and very powerful on television. “It’s a sport with a great tradition where mostly you have a respect of the ethics.” He said field hockey had been part of the Olympics Games for almost 100 years with many years being dominated by Pakistan and India. “The Olympic Movement’s only remaining dead pocket in the world happens to coincide with cricket’s strongest – the subcontinent. This region, which includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, represents just over one fourth of the world’s population. But with the exception of Pakistan and India’s great hockey teams of the past, these four cricket powerhouses have received barely a handful of Olympic medals in nearly 100 years of competition. What better way for the IOC to spread the Olympic brand and ideals into this region than on the back of T20 or T10 cricket? The rewards for both the ICC and the IOC getting this right would be enormous,” Wasim concluded.

https://dailytimes.com.pk/614682/pa...ram-wants-cricket-to-become-an-olympic-sport/

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

Women's Cricket in Commonwealth Games in 2022.

 

[nextover666666]

The format if 16 teams someone mentioned it with a list as example also needs to follow how Olympics have each representative per continent more or less
Let's say this was the edition of 2024 which is in Paris France

Let's say they go with t10 or t20 format

Asia- 4 teams
Africa- 3 teams
Europe- 3 teams
Oceania- 2 teams
North America - caribbeans - 3 teams
South America - 1 teams

The combination can be changed around a bit but the idea is to have have teams from each continent with around the same number as well average of 3 teams.

When grouping the teams like Olympic style they try to ensure that teams from the same continent are not in the same group either. Below would be an example of teams and groups

Group A - Pakistan- South Africa- Netherlands- Trinidad and Tobago

Group B- Sri Lanka- Zimbabwe- Australia -Argentina

Group C- India- Britain- Naimbia- Jamaica

Group D- Bangladesh-New Zealand- France( Host) - Guyana

After round robin
You would have quarter finals
Semi finals
Bronze medal
And gold medal match

 

[HitWicket]

The format if 16 teams someone mentioned it with a list as example also needs to follow how Olympics have each representative per continent more or less
Let's say this was the edition of 2024 which is in Paris France

Let's say they go with t10 or t20 format

Asia- 4 teams
Africa- 3 teams
Europe- 3 teams
Oceania- 2 teams
North America - caribbeans - 3 teams
South America - 1 teams

The combination can be changed around a bit but the idea is to have have teams from each continent with around the same number as well average of 3 teams.

When grouping the teams like Olympic style they try to ensure that teams from the same continent are not in the same group either. Below would be an example of teams and groups

Group A - Pakistan- South Africa- Netherlands- Trinidad and Tobago

Group B- Sri Lanka- Zimbabwe- Australia -Argentina

Group C- India- Britain- Naimbia- Jamaica

Group D- Bangladesh-New Zealand- France( Host) - Guyana

After round robin
You would have quarter finals
Semi finals
Bronze medal
And gold medal match

Doubt they'd get approval for 16 full squads (hence my recommendation to go with a 6s format). For qualification I reckon given the weakness of South America you'd just join the North and South America qualification regions.

 

[nextover666666]

Doubt they'd get approval for 16 full squads (hence my recommendation to go with a 6s format). For qualification I reckon given the weakness of South America you'd just join the North and South America qualification regions.

This is an example of how Olympic team sports work and at the same time with Covid 19 situation depending on how long it prolongs than could be possible that number of teams reduce or even number of players per team.

However representation from each continent needs to be their regardless of weather I have a spot for South America or combine it with all of Americas but In the event u combine it with all of the Americas than the only teams that would qualify are the Caribbean islands

 

[Bhaijaan]

Never.

Cricket is a game which was born in royalty whereas Olympics were created for the poor masses.

The two must never mix.

Purity and sanctity of cricket must be preserved at all cost.

 

[HitWicket]

This is an example of how Olympic team sports work and at the same time with Covid 19 situation depending on how long it prolongs than could be possible that number of teams reduce or even number of players per team.

However representation from each continent needs to be their regardless of weather I have a spot for South America or combine it with all of Americas but In the event u combine it with all of the Americas than the only teams that would qualify are the Caribbean islands

Olympic team sports don't necessarily need qualification regions divided into continents, I'm all for having global representation but having Argentina get regularly demolished by teams well above their playing calibre isn't going to be of any use or interest at all.

Assuming squads of 15 and the likelihood of a womens as well the IOC aren't going to approve of the sport if it's going to need nearly 500 additional athletes.

 

[hafeezrocks]

Olympic team sports don't necessarily need qualification regions divided into continents, I'm all for having global representation but having Argentina get regularly demolished by teams well above their playing calibre isn't going to be of any use or interest at all.

Assuming squads of 15 and the likelihood of a womens as well the IOC aren't going to approve of the sport if it's going to need nearly 500 additional athletes.

Football also has 16 Teams for men at Olympics so whats the problem with Cricket having the same ?

 

[HitWicket]

Football also has 16 Teams for men at Olympics so whats the problem with Cricket having the same ?

Because football's a far more global sport that's already been in the olympics for over a century.

 

[nextover666666]

Olympic team sports don't necessarily need qualification regions divided into continents, I'm all for having global representation but having Argentina get regularly demolished by teams well above their playing calibre isn't going to be of any use or interest at all.

Assuming squads of 15 and the likelihood of a womens as well the IOC aren't going to approve of the sport if it's going to need nearly 500 additional athletes.

If u look at all Olympic team sports they do have representive of each continent a lot of the qualification our region/ continent based in regards to teams being demolished u do see that with other sports as well it's only normal again it's a global event so they want to have all continents represented

 

[MenInG]

T10 is the only format which makes sense in Olympics.

 

[CanadianG00se]

I highly doubt BCCI will send a team to any of these games. Indian Olympics Association decides the team and sportpersons representing Team India whereas BCCI controls cricket team. In order for this to work, Sports Ministry would want to bring BCCI under its control which i highly doubt BCCI would want to agree. This is why we didnt see Indian team at any of Asian games not even womens team.

 

[OMB]

BCCI agrees to send teams to 2028 LA Games if cricket makes a return at the Olympics

The BCCI hadn’t taken any decision on participation in the Olympics till now. Their last appearance in any major multi-sport event was back at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

The Indian cricket teams’ entry in the Olympics received a green signal from the BCCI on Friday. In the virtual meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Apex Council, it agreed to send its men’s and women’s teams if cricket is a part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games provided there is no interference from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

The BCCI hadn’t taken any decision on participation in the Olympics till now. Their last appearance in any major multi-sport event was back at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.

The BCCI also agreed to field its women’s team at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham in 2022.

“The members felt that just like tennis sends individual entries and IOA has no control in the matter, BCCI should also send its teams without any interference from the IOA. The BCCI is going to communicate its decision to the International Cricket Council (ICC),” a board official told The Indian Express.

If everything goes to plan, the Indian cricket teams will play at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in an T20 event.

The ICC had formed a committee in December to suggest ways for cricket’s inclusion at Los Angeles 2028. The panel told the Apex Council that cricket is played in 75 countries and argued that it’s the right time for India to expand its presence on the world map.

The move may also provide India an opportunity to increase its medal tally at the Olympics as both its men’s and women’s teams are among the strongest outfits in the game. It would be a win-win situation as the Olympics will gain a huge fan base and viewer interest, especially in the Indian subcontinent. But cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics will require some scheduling tweaks and finding a window during the Games.

Complete Article here : https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/women-cricket-team-2022-cwg-india-la-olympics-7277016/

 

[Rana]

Imagine BCCI trying to control the Olympics committee...

 

[salahuddin10]

Cricket in Olympics would be a game changer for both.Olympic will finally have viewership from sub continent wheras cricket would greatly be benefitted.All countries will fund it through theor gov.Really excited for this now if Pakistanis move overseas they will still be able to play cricket

 

[Napa]

The 3 biggest sports in terms of viewership and participation are football, basketball and cricket.

FIFA downgrades Olympics' football by allowing only under-23 players to play. It does so to protect the football WC, which remains much bigger than the entire Olympics put together.

Basketball did not have professional players for a long time, but now the best compete and the US usually wins.

Cricket isn't yet part of the Olympics, let's see if it goes the football way or the basketball way.

With 3 forms of World Cups already in cricket, maybe ICC/BCCI/ECB/CA will not want one more competitor.

 

[ahmadharis1]

Cricket in the Olympics with a football like squad rule would be interesting to see. Someone correct me if i'm wrong but everyone on the team has to be less than 23, but two or three above-23 players are allowed.

 

[nextover666666]

Cricket in the Olympics with a football like squad rule would be interesting to see. Someone correct me if i'm wrong but everyone on the team has to be less than 23, but two or three above-23 players are allowed.

Yes i believe that is how it works

 

[silentkiller187]

each team should have to field non capped players barring 2 or 3 if cricket ever made the olympics, will level the playing field amongst all the teams

 

[salahuddin10]

Cricket in the Olympics with a football like squad rule would be interesting to see. Someone correct me if i'm wrong but everyone on the team has to be less than 23, but two or three above-23 players are allowed.

IOC has said that if cricket want to take part than best players must play

 

[shaz619]

Maybe the Hundred should be in the Olympics

 

[Major]

Hong kong sixes.

That was my favourite league. In a single day there would be 15-20 matches played on the same ground. Teams would play 3-4 times

 

[Major]

each team should have to field non capped players barring 2 or 3 if cricket ever made the olympics, will level the playing field amongst all the teams

I dont understand why should it be levelled.

No one levels the playing field in atheletics or orher sports that subcontinent players are not good at.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

Maybe the Hundred should be in the Olympics

Yes 100 would be better than t10. But a strict time schedule has to be in place. game should end within 2 & a half hours.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Nah it's way too long and will make Olympics boring. Also, imagine seeing fit athletes then you see Azam Khan running in the field

 

[silentkiller187]

I dont understand why should it be levelled.

No one levels the playing field in atheletics or orher sports that subcontinent players are not good at.

Because there will only be 3 or 4 teams competing and the rest will be one sided rubbish, no point going olympics and then only member boards have a realistic chance of winning.

similar to football where teams have to field mostly under 23 players or boxing where professionals are not allowed to compete.

 

[Major]

Because there will only be 3 or 4 teams competing and the rest will be one sided rubbish, no point going olympics and then only member boards have a realistic chance of winning.

similar to football where teams have to field mostly under 23 players or boxing where professionals are not allowed to compete.

than there is no point in having such sports in olympics. Either play full professionals or don't add the sport itself.

Every sport that exists, there will be few countries that dominate in them

 

[silentkiller187]

than there is no point in having such sports in olympics. Either play full professionals or don't add the sport itself.

Every sport that exists, there will be few countries that dominate in them

If that was the case then any footballer regardless of age should be able to represent their country, and any boxer regardless whether they are pro or not should be able to compete, otherwise these sports also need to be removed.

 

[Rana]

The biggest opportunity was wasted at the 2012 london Olympics. No point now until we wait for Melbourne 2030

 

[PakLFC]

No way. Cricket is not an Olympic Sport neither does most of the world have any interest in it. If Cricket becomes part of Olympics then so should Curling, Bowling, Darts and Snooker.

 

[SangasCoverDrive]

Yes it should be. If Golf, skateboarding, baseball is there, why not cricket?

 

[Ab Fan]

The short answer is No and the long answer is No as well.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

T10 but the boundary MUST BE 90 meters. No exceptions. Period!

 

[nextover666666]

Simple answer ...yes

 

[Executioner]

Why people are against this? Let cricket be in the Olympics and if need be, make it U23 for all Test Playing nations

 

[OmarKhan99]

I've never really resonated with the notion that Cricket should be adapted/modified massively just to get a few extra eyeballs on the game. A few changes are fine, but changing up the entire essence of the game is just not worth it.

Cricket already has an extremely large base of loyal viewership (2nd largest of all sports), and I'm sure with more stunts like T10 (where there is no contest between bat v. ball), etc. you'll just be diluting your current viewing pool.

If Olympics doesn't concede to one of the current forms of cricket, then it doesn't deserve it.

 

[Varun]

There's so much junk in the Olympics, a massive spectator sport like Cricket can certainly be there.

However, make no mistake - cricket doesn't need the Olympics to remain relevant.

 

[Rafa]

Why people are against this? Let cricket be in the Olympics and if need be, make it U23 for all Test Playing nations

Because Purists are afraid that Cricket in Olympics will further trivialize their long, outdated and boring format called Test Cricket.

Imagine if tomorrow Cricket in Olympics brings in new fans no matter how few , they all will be T20 fans only. None of the new audience is going to develop a taste for a boring 5 day contest ever.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

How can baseball and softball be part of Olympics and not cricket? How many countries play Baseball or Softball?

What about Basketball. How many countries can realistically win gold except USA?

Personally I think Olympic is about the smaller sports and athletics, swimming etc.

You have skateboarding and BMX this year. How many people watch these kind of sport outside OL?

No need for cricket to take the limelight from other Indian athletes or Pakistani athletes. There is enough cricket being played already and cricketers get enough recognition.

 

[MenInG]

Poll added.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Why not?

 

[Saj]

T10 as a start.

If they can have BMX in the Olympics, then why not cricket.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Won't mind the Hundred in the Olympics, best format really to introduce the game to a wider audience.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

I've never really resonated with the notion that Cricket should be adapted/modified massively just to get a few extra eyeballs on the game. A few changes are fine, but changing up the entire essence of the game is just not worth it.

Cricket already has an extremely large base of loyal viewership (2nd largest of all sports), and I'm sure with more stunts like T10 (where there is no contest between bat v. ball), etc. you'll just be diluting your current viewing pool.

If Olympics doesn't concede to one of the current forms of cricket, then it doesn't deserve it.

Hasn't cricket already changed/modified/evolved/tweaked/chopped/miscegenated MASSIVELY?

I mean in Pakistan domestic atmosphere, Tape ball T1 is one of the popular formats.

T5 is already playable and totally acceptable format in the international scenes. (We might see one today against WI),

So why not T10 or T5 in the Olympics?

 

[The_KING]

Yes, lets include a sport where matches don't even reach a conclusion, because of rain. Cricket is a joke of a sport and it doesn't deserve to be at a prestigious event like the Olympics.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Yeah there aren't enough international tournaments as is

 

[silentkiller187]

Hasn't cricket already changed/modified/evolved/tweaked/chopped/miscegenated MASSIVELY?

I mean in Pakistan domestic atmosphere, Tape ball T1 is one of the popular formats.

T5 is already playable and totally acceptable format in the international scenes. (We might see one today against WI),

So why not T10 or T5 in the Olympics?

The T normally stands for twenty so would have to call it something else for starters

 

[Colorblind Genius]

The T normally stands for twenty so would have to call it something else for starters

T also stands for Ten.

We already have had a T10 tournament.

But yeah, we can have F5 or O1 of that pleases you.