New Delhi: Cricket faces the Olympic stage again after an absence of 128 years. After 128 years out of the Summer, this sport that last appeared in the 1900 Paris Olympics will be back for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Cricket lovers globally have been waiting for this day, when the sport finally returns to the fields of the Olympic Games.
Last Olympics Appearance For Cricket — The 1900 Games
Cricket: Cricket featured only once in the list of Olympic programmes in the 1900 Paris Olympics. Great Britain and France is regarded as a historic but rather quirky “match” since it was the only game of the cricket tournament at the Olympics. That’s how the story of cricket was also generational, over two days in what people call the first (and last, as it turned out) Olympic match.
Information regarding the 2028 cricket event
Cricket will also be played in the T20 format at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. It will feature both a men’s and a women’s trip, each consisting of six teams of four. 90 players (45 each male and female) will have allocated slots for the cricket event, with each team having 15 players. This represents a huge leap for cricket on the international front and targets a degree of new rivalry at the Olympics.
Still Unclear How Teams Will Qualify
The format and team size for the event are definite, but we are still not sure of the qualification process. The Olympic Committee is also yet to announce how teams will qualify for the tournament. The tournament will probably include full member and associate member teams of the International Cricket Council (ICC). With only six teams per group, the qualification will be particularly ruthless, and many nations will miss out on a spot.
Focusing on the Games in 2028
With the 2028 Olympics around the corner, cricket fans are also keeping a close eye on this opportunity to see their sport feature at the highest level. With the T20 format for men and women’s cricket being added to the games, excitement is mounting ahead of what could be an exhilarating competition. But that will be a tough ask with just six teams per event, as the qualification route will be a long one for many a cricketing country to take to the Olympics.
The 2028 Los Angeles Games will represent a landmark moment in cricket’s ascendance around the world, with the return of the sport to the Olympic fold being the first in over a century.
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