NEW DELHI/MUMBAI : Cricket celebrated its much-awaited return to Olympics on Monday and those in charge of running it are hoping it would not be a one-off appearance at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.It took two years of hard-selling a game which boasts 2.
FILE PHOTO: An LA2028 sign is seen at the Los Angeles Coliseum to celebrate Los Angeles being awarded the 2028 Olympic Games, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Fittingly, the announcement came in Mumbai, headquarters of the game's richest board, and in the middle of the 50-overs World Cup in India, the game's financial engine. While having cricket in Olympics will guarantee more eyeballs from South Asia, it is also a major boost for the game, which is looking for ways to grow beyond the traditional pockets.
Cricket returns to the Games after more than a century, having appeared once at the 1900 Olympics, with a proposed six-team Twenty20 format for women and men. "The Olympic Games will undoubtedly increase the global reach of cricket, inspiring a whole new generation to love and play the game."
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