Cricket in 2028 Olympics

[centurymaker]

Top 6 nations likely to be-

India
Pakistan
Australia
Great Britain
New Zealand
South Africa

 

[mackembhoy]

Will Team GB field a side?

Not the same issue with 4 different boards like football.

We’ve got players of all 4 nationalities England qualified as far as I’m aware in county cricket. Not already playing for Ireland or Scotland.

Plus Ireland/Scotland sides include non British players too.

 

[GIMH]

Not the same issue with 4 different boards like football.

We’ve got players of all 4 nationalities England qualified as far as I’m aware in county cricket,

I don’t think there would be the same sensitivity anyway. The whole four votes in IFAB thing and all that in football.

 

[Ali TT]

Does anyone know how many teams are gonna be in the tournament?

University of California San Francisco
University of California Los Angeles
University of California San Diego
University of California Davis
University of California Berkeley...

and so on

 

[Yeoman]

Honestly I don’t see the point of having cricket in the olympics. No where near as much competive nations for cricket compared to the other sports. But olympics does seem to be adding a lot more sports lately I remember seeing rock climbing in the last olympics

The only advantage that I am aware of is that it will help cricket boards in associate countries get extra government funding if cricket is an Olympic sport.

if it wasn’t for the financial angle, it would perhaps be better if Olympic cricket was for Associate countries only, just as Olympic boxing is amateur only. The Olympics could then be the pinnacle for the Associate game rather than an afterthought for the full members.

 

[andruid]

Not Cricket. It's T20.

Keep your socks on Sir Gary Sobers

 

[Socerer 01]

The only advantage that I am aware of is that it will help cricket boards in associate countries get extra government funding if cricket is an Olympic sport.

if it wasn’t for the financial angle, it would perhaps be better if Olympic cricket was for Associate countries only, just as Olympic boxing is amateur only. The Olympics could then be the pinnacle for the Associate game rather than an afterthought for the full members.

wont happen since India will see this as an ez way to get an olympic gold

 

[chris.hinton]

This is great news. Hopefully in 5 years some other countries can improve and be more competitive

 

[Line and Length]

Bring back some of the 1900 Olympic Sports such as tug of war, croquet and 3 standing jump events (high, long and triple).

 

[Prince EWS]

Hate it.

Sports in the Olympics should see Olympics as the pinnacle of their sport IMO.

 

[Silver Silva]

I am open to the idea but not the seniors players, I feel the Olympics would be a good stage to send U19 teams and give them exposure.

 

[Prince EWS]

I am open to the idea but not the seniors players, I feel the Olympics would be a good stage to send U19 teams and give them exposure.

I agree that this is how cricket boards should treat it, but that totally demeans the Olympics which means it shouldn't be there IMO.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Does anyone know how many teams are gonna be in the tournament?

6 (tournament for men's & women's)

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Bring back some of the 1900 Olympic Sports such as tug of war, croquet and 3 standing jump events (high, long and triple).

They also had underwater swimming which would be much better than synchronised.

 

[Prince EWS]

They also had underwater swimming which would be much better than synchronised.

Isn't all swimming underwater?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Flag football. Now that's weird. Considering that it will be played in the US, I don't know which other nations play this sport.

It's American Football that kids play without any of the gear. It's called flag football because of the color of the tags that each team wears. around their hips.

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Basically a poor man's version of rippa rugby that 6 year-olds play in NZ.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Isn't all swimming underwater?

Only partially.

 

[ataraxia]

Fuller on fire here

 

[Silver Silva]

I agree that this is how cricket boards should treat it, but that totally demeans the Olympics which means it shouldn't be there IMO.

Yeah but Olympic committee have chosen to go down that route, so cricket being the second biggest sport should not deprive itself of the Olympics if tennis, football and other sports where there are bigger prizes outside the Olympics are participating..

Also we do need another platform to grow the game , Olympics is perfect platform we should have done this earlier imo, Usain Bolt could have helped promote cricket a lot at the Olympics in his prime (still can) , who knows if cricket becomes a Olympic sport then maybe big nations like China, USA will start taking more genuine interest in developing since they are obsessed with winning as many medals as possible at these Games lol.

 

[turnstyle]

Word is LA28 were left with no choice but to include it as the IOC are desperate to tap into the Indian market tv wise, which makes sense. Think the last round of Olympic rights was worth around 15mill in that region.