Each time Olympics Games comes, cricket fans feel disappointed as their favorite sports is not a part of Olympics. I think that the main problem is that cricket is a time consuming game. Thanks to Twenty20 format, this problem is getting solved at last. The good news is that International Cricket Council (ICC) is trying to convince International Olympic Committee to include cricket.
BBC reported:
Most of the major cricket-playing nations now have their own tournaments and next month South Africa will stage the inaugural ICC World Twenty20, featuring 12 teams.
"For cricket to be in the Olympics, Twenty20 will be the ideal format because we can play the tournament in two weeks which is also the duration of the Olympics," Speed added.
The ICC's hopes its application for membership will be heard later this year .
"IOC recognition for cricket is a potentially significant benefit for many of our members as it could allow them to access new streams of funding that, as a non-IOC sport, may not be currently available.
"We hope to have our application heard soon but we recognize that the idea of cricket returning to the Olympics is some way from reality at this stage," a spokesman said.
So, you see that it will take time for cricket to be a part of Olympics. Well, I cannot understand why it should take long time. Many countries in the world play cricket and they take part in different tournaments. So, cricket should be a part of Olympics within the next 5 years.
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