Push to have T20 cricket at Olympics

Former players want Twenty20 cricket to be a part of the Olympics, although they realise it might take at least a decade. The introduction of T20 to the Olympics formed a key part of MCC World Cricket committee meetings held in Sydney this week.

Administrators have all but given up hope of gaining entry into the 2024 Games, scheduled for Paris, so are looking towards Los Angeles in 2028.

However their biggest concern is with the Board of Cricket Control for India, whom they said face issues with their own Olympic committee.

“It’s one of those things that has frustrated me,” committee chairman and former England batsman Mike Gatting said.

“We would like to urge the BCCI to have a look at it again and support the main body of boards that would like to get into the Olympics as soon as possible. It seems strange that everyone else seems happy to get in there because it’s just going to be so good for the game.”