ICC pushes cricket back to the Olympics in 2028

Paris: Cricket World’s governing body said on Monday that it intends to promote the sport’s return to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The International Cricket Council stated that it will begin preparations for an Olympic sport to point out that “the addition of this sport in 2028 will mark the end of 128 years of absence.”

Cricket appeared in the 1900 Paris Olympics. The Devon and Somerset Wanderers representing England defeated the only other contestant by 158 points in one game. One team was the French team. The British Embassy staff who appeared.

ICC Chairman Greg Barclay said that the Tokyo Olympics that ended on Sunday was an inspiration, and the huge fan base of cricket means that it should be invited to the party.

Barclays said in a statement to the International Criminal Court: “I want to congratulate the International Olympic Committee, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the Japanese people for hosting such an incredible Olympic Games under such difficult circumstances.”

“The imagination to watch and capture the world is really great, and we hope that cricket will become a part of the future Olympic Games.”

“We see the Olympics as part of the long-term future of cricket. We have more than 1 billion fans worldwide, and nearly 90% of them want to see cricket at the Olympics,” Barclays said.

“Obviously, cricket has a strong and enthusiastic fan base, especially in South Asia. 92% of our fans are from South Asia, and the United States also has 30 million cricket fans,” Barclays said. “For those fans, the opportunity to see their heroes competing for Olympic medals is very tempting.”

Barclays pointed out that cricket will return to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022, which will include women’s T20 matches. This sport appeared at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998, when South Africa won more than 50 games.

The ICC statement said: “This sport will be unveiled at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022 next year. This will perfectly demonstrate what this sport can bring to the Olympics, and it is an important occasion in itself.”

“We know that ensuring our participation is not easy, because there are many other great sports that want to do the same thing. But we feel that it’s time to show our best, to show a great collaboration between cricket and the Olympics is, “Barclays said.