KNOW WHY CRICKET IS NOT THERE IN OLYMPICS !

Although being among the most popular games in several regions of the world, cricket is still not considered a "global" sport. The sport has yet to be accepted into the Olympic Games. Cricket is a popular sport in Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, but it has yet to reach every corner of the globe. Here are the explanations why cricket is not there in the Olympics.

1.) Government Involvement

Presently, the ICC has urged all Test-playing nations' governments to have little authority over the sport. To maintain the sport's excellence, cricket teams are presently organized and controlled by non-government organizations. If cricket is ever included in the Olympics, the governments would have complete influence over team selection, lowering the quality of future players.

2.) Time Limits for Games

The ODIs were the most realistic format for participation in the Olympics before the advent of the T20 format. A single ODI game may take up to 8 hours to complete with a total of 100 overs. If a large number of teams compete, this would disrupt the overall duration of the Olympic games event.

3.) Venues

Cricket requires unique facilities that no other Olympic sport can compete on. It would make the event difficult to organize. To hold the matches, a large number of grounds would be required.


4.) Non-Cricket Oriented Host Countries

Cricket's presence in the Olympics has been fought by the Olympic host countries, which are non-cricket playing countries. Whenever a cricket-playing country is chosen to host the Olympics, there is a potential that cricket will be featured.


5.) Cricket's Busy Calendar

Cricket matches are usually scheduled throughout the year in all cricket-playing nations. The big ICC events will be contested in addition to an already packed calendar. There will be matches in the 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, World Test Championship, and Champions Trophy. As a result, including Cricket in the Olympics would render the schedules even more hectic.

6.) Cricket-playing nations' willingness

For whatever reason, the top cricket-playing nations show only sporadic interest in bringing cricket to the Olympics. Financially sound cricket boards like the BCCI, ECB, and Cricket Australia have made no noticeable attempts thus far.

So, now you know the reason why cricket is not there in Olympics. Thank you for reading the article.