If cricket is included in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the BCCI is ready to field its men's and women's team.
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Cricket’s return to the Olympics is becoming more likely, with the T10 format being the one most likely to make it to the mega-event. The BCCI and the ECB, two main boards in every drive, have shown renewed commitment to finding ways to make it work, in the wake of the ICC’s scheduling meetings for a new calendar from 2023 onwards, which took place last week. This is according to a report in ESPNCricinfo.
The Indian cricket team will most likely be competing in the Olympics in the year 2028. BCCI has given conditional approval to the Indian team to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games.
Ian Whatmore, a member of the ICC’s Olympic committee, said that cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics would offer an excellent opportunity to introduce the game to new audiences around the world.
Also, one of the most critical criteria for a sport’s inclusion in the Olympics is viewership, which cricket can easily meet. Cricket is a highly-viewed sport, with nearly 2 billion people following it.
In addition, if the sport were to be included in the Olympics, it would draw unparalleled attention.
Furthermore, a dystopian scenario was developed. He produced an image of Indian cricketing legend Virat Kohli winning the Olympic Gold Medal.
Adding that it would become one most important thing that can ever happen to a sportsman, Whatmore stated that it would be the equivalent of Roger Federer winning the gold medal in the sport of Tennis.
After so many false dawns and being mired in self-interests, it appears as if cricket is finally united behind the Olympic dream that appeared a mirage for so long.
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