Cricket’s return to the Olympics: How did it happen and what to expect?
Around 128 years after England and France played each other in a five-day match as part of the 1900 Paris Games, cricket is back at the Olympics. The inclusion of cricket in the Olympic program was close to a formality following the recommendation of the Los Angeles 2028 organising committee to include the five sports a week ago. While cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics was put to a vote only on Monday, the push to make the sport part of the Olympic programme had been going on for many years. “Ever since I became part of the IOC, I’ve been pushing the IOC to include cricket in their Olympic program,” said Nita Ambani, an IOC member since 2016. According to the Los Angeles Organising Committee, although cricket was just one of many sports they had considered including as part of their optional sports, the drive to include cricket grew stronger following the success of the Major League Cricket, which was launched to strong showing earlier this year.
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