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Cricket is on the verge of returning to the Olympics for the first time in 128 years after the sport was put forward for inclusion at the 2028 Games.<\/p>\n
There has only been one cricket match played at an Olympics, when Great Britain defeated hosts France in a low-scoring Test match to win gold at the 1900 Games.<\/p>\n
But a men\u2019s and women\u2019s T20 competition joins baseball\/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash in being endorsed by the organisers of the Los Angeles Games as additional sports for five years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n
LA28 said in a statement its proposal will be \u201creviewed\u201d by the International Olympic Committee executive board for \u201cratification\u201d at the 141st IOC session in Mumbai on October 16.<\/p>\n
International Cricket Council chairman Greg Barclay was cautiously optimistic about the news, two years on from the governing body announcing it would bid to have the sport included at the Olympics.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cWe are delighted that LA28 have recommended cricket for inclusion in the Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst this is not the final decision, it is a very significant landmark towards seeing cricket at the Olympics for the first time in more than a century.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d like to thank LA28 for their support during the new sport evaluation process over the last two years and we look forward to the final decision being taken at the IOC Session, in India, during the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup next week.\u201d<\/p>\n