Following a 128-year hiatus, cricket is scheduled to make a comeback to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. Pat Cummins, Australia’s captain for both Test and ODI cricket, recently indicated his desire to participate in the international competition.
Cricket’s final Olympic appearance occurred in Paris in 1900. In an isolated match between Great Britain and France, the former came out on top. This came about following the competition’s withdrawals by the Netherlands and Belgium. The Olympics of 2024 were held in Paris in July and August. The Australian players, according to Cummins, were thrilled to take part in the international competition. The thirty-one-year-old wished he might still play international cricket in four years and possibly win a gold medal.
We were all excited to see the Olympics. There in the middle is where you want to be involved. Being there (at LA28) would be wonderful. “I hope to be there or thereabouts when I’m 35 or so,” Cummins stated in an interview with Fox Sports.
To be honest, it feels a long way off right now. The fast bowler went on, “Maybe everyone gets a little more excited once we get closer and start building into it.”
The fast bowler helped the Australian team win three consecutive ICC titles: the World Test Championship in 2023, the ODI World Cup, and the T20 World Cup in 2021.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) worked closely with the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee (LA28) over a rigorous two-year process that culminated in the decision to include cricket in the Olympics. There will be a women’s and men’s cricket competition in LA in 2028.
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Both competitions will take place in the T20 format, which has greatly contributed to the sport’s global rise in popularity. After Major League Cricket (MLC) was introduced, cricket in the USA took off, and in June, the country co-hosted the T20 World Cup for the first time. There’s no doubt that the beautiful sport’s popularity will grow as it returns to the Olympics.
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