Cricket, baseball, 3 other sports make ‘28 Los Angeles Olympics

Mumbai—Cricket will feature as one of five new sports at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after being approved on Monday in a vote of the International Olympic Committee’s session.

Cricket last featured at the 1900 Paris Olympics, when a team from Britain beat a side representing France.It would tap into the lucrative South Asian market, attracting fans in countries such as India and Pakistan. Meanwhile, Major League Cricket, a professional Twenty20 League, launched in the United States in July, with the US a co-host of next year’s men’s T20 World Cup together with territories in the West Indies.

Former India captain Mithali Raj, an all-time great in women’s cricket, said: “Players will get the chance to compete for an Olympic gold medal and be part of the games which will be so special.Explaining the push for cricket’s inclusion, Los Angeles 2028 chairman Casey Wasserman, said: “We think the opportunity to bring a sport that has 2.5 billion rabid fans to what we think is the greatest sport city in the world, it’s a really powerful combination.

But IOC president Thomas Bach, speaking after Monday’s IOC session, said any financial boost would be a “consequence”.

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