Olympics Cricket: Cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: 6 teams to take part, USA's participation fixed..!
It is known that cricket has found a place again in the world sports festival Olympics after a century. After almost 128 years, cricket will be a part of the Los Angeles Olympics to be held in 2028. Preparations have already started for the organization of these competitions. Meanwhile, the organizers have recently decided that six teams will participate in it. It seems that the host country, America, is likely to get direct entry.
Cricket matches in the LA Olympics will be held in the Twenty-Twenty format with six teams participating in both women's & men's categories. The qualification process has not been decided yet. However, it is expected that the United States, which will host the Olympics, will definitely secure a place in the competitions. It is reported that a selection process will be carried out for the remaining five teams. Unlike Test Matches and One Day Internationals, nearly 100 countries play cricket in the T20 format. Organizers believe that selecting the final teams from these will be a challenge.
The International Olympic Committee's executive board approved the event program for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Wednesday. Media reports say that a decision was made on six teams in cricket at this meeting. This time, it has been decided to organize a total of 351 medal events. It is known that in addition to cricket, baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse (sixes), and squash have also been given a chance in the 2028 Olympics.
1900.. that's the beginning.. the end..
Cricket was played at the 1900 Olympics. It was the first and last time. Devon & Somerset Wanderers Club (Britain) and French Athletic Club Union (France) took part in a two-day contest versus each other . However, there was no International player in this match. Since each team played 12 players, it did not even get first-class status. In the first innings, the Britain team posted a score of 117 runs on the board, while France were bundled out for 78 runs.
Britain declared the second innings at 145/5. After France collapsed for 26 runs in the chase, Britain won by 158 runs. At that time, the Britishers won the Silver medal while France got the bronze medal. Later, these were changed to gold and silver medals. After that, cricket was excluded from the Olympic competitions for various reasons.