ICC is preparing a bid to include cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

T20 format is tailor-made for the Olympics but the Worldwide Cricket Chamber (ICC) is open to considering other designs. To guarantee the sport’s inclusion within the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, concurring to USA Cricket chief Paraag Marathe.

Cricket was last highlighted within the Olympic Games in 1900 in Paris. The ICC is planning an offer for the sport’s return to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

However, Marathe is part of the ICC Olympic Working Group. Which is chaired by English board chief Ian Watmore and includes, among others, former PepsiCo Inc CEO Indra Nooyi.

“I am hopeful that it is very likely. For the first time ever 106 member nations of the ICC are supportive of getting cricket into the Olympics,” said Marathe

Twenty20 cricket which endures almost three hours as restricted to as long as five days for tests has demonstrated colossally fruitful. Outlined best by the supported notoriety of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

The victory of the inaugural Hundred competition in Britain. Which utilized a 100-ball organize, has given another elective to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Sushant Marathe

“I think the T20 format is one that is easily digestible and works. It certainly works from a timing perspective. It fits the format of American sports, roughly three hours,” Marathe explained.

“It’s an understood the format since of the victory of the IPL but of course we are going work with the IOC. And if there is a distinctive format they incline toward at that point we are open to it.

“The foremost imperative thing for us is to induce cricket within the Recreations. We do go in considering that T20 is likely the most.” excellent

Marathe, who met Watmore on Friday to talk about the issue, said cricket’s Olympic’s incorporation was not a “predestined conclusion”.

“I fair know that for the primary time we have a joined together exertion of wanting to be within the Olympics and it’s long late in my supposition.”

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