View Full Version : T20 in 2020 Olympics?
OzBomber
5 Aug 2008, 16:53
Adam Gilchrist has put forward an idea to put forward a bid to have T20 in the 2020 olympics.
http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/363699.html
Steve Waugh, Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Stephen Fleming have all backed Gilly's idea.
I believe it is a good idea. Imagine if countries like America and China played. If they got it going over there, they could be the big power houses of the game in 50 years. This is the perfect way to 'globalize' the game.
Illinois Nazi
5 Aug 2008, 20:56
Put it in the Olympics, and get rid of the unnecessary t20 "World Cup"
Paddy_Mac
5 Aug 2008, 21:02
Put it in the Olympics, and get rid of the unnecessary t20 "World Cup"
Sounds like a good idea.
NEVER EVER EVER going to happen.
If London don't put it in the games - no-one will.
footyfreak
5 Aug 2008, 22:02
NEVER EVER EVER going to happen.
If London don't put it in the games - no-one will.
oh and you'd know how????
FFS, the reason they are aiming for 2020 is to give them time and as far as i know the host nation doesn't decide what games are played at the Olympics the IOC does. :rolleyes:
footyfreak
5 Aug 2008, 22:04
doesn't hurt too that there is a bit of women's cricket around as the IOC like gender equity in the Olympics
peternorth
6 Aug 2008, 10:13
remember cricket in the c'wealth games?
footyfreak
6 Aug 2008, 14:02
remember cricket in the c'wealth games?
no, that's probably saying a lot
peternorth
6 Aug 2008, 14:46
no, that's probably saying a lot
all i remember was that it was in malaysia and damien fleming was playing.
cricket in the olympics should be confined to the "never seen" box next to the c'wealth version.
Edwards27
6 Aug 2008, 18:25
Sounds like a good idea. Since cricket is a world sport it should be involved....
India could be the host nation:
http://www.india-server.com/news/ioc-may-consider-indias-2020-olympic-bid-127.html
peternorth
6 Aug 2008, 21:00
Sounds like a good idea. Since cricket is a world sport it should be involved....
there were rumours once that golf would be introduced too.
please leave both out of the games!
there were rumours once that golf would be introduced too.
please leave both out of the games!
Golf has been in the Olympic Games --- many moons ago!
Golf probably has more of a chance in the Olympic Games than Cricket.
Cricket won't ever be in the Games, it's not "worldly" enough.
Why are we taking this idea seriously anyway? One guy mentions it, a couple of other guys agree and all of a sudden the media has jumped on the bandwagon and here we are in Australia taking it seriously. It will never happen.
Adrian Shelton
6 Aug 2008, 21:07
Tenpin bowling is more worldly than Cricket, and more worldly than a lot of stuff in the games now(fencing and greco roman wrestling anyone?)
Fencing and Wrestling comes from the Ancient times and the Ancient games: it'll always be there. There are plenty of sports in the Games that don't make sense (Badminton, Judo, Taekwondo to name a few). But cricket will never be there. And neither it should be.
Punter wants it in.
Remember the sub-continent alone constitutes 22% of the world's population.
does that mean the west indies would break up into seperate countries such as trinidad and guyana and barbados etc ?????
they can do what they want with T20 in the olympics - doesn't phase me.
no one constantly reminisces about the 98 commonwealth games and the aust v south africa final.
peternorth
7 Aug 2008, 22:00
does that mean the west indies would break up into seperate countries such as trinidad and guyana and barbados etc ?????
they can do what they want with T20 in the olympics - doesn't phase me.
no one constantly reminisces about the 98 commonwealth games and the aust v south africa final.
who won the gold medal? i cant be stuffed finding out.
and would the UK comprise of any scots? :D
raikkonen
10 Aug 2008, 22:20
who won the gold medal? i cant be stuffed finding out.
and would the UK comprise of any scots? :D
South Africa won in hte final v Australia. They didnt go down as official ODI's however.
Windies wre split up into individual island nations.
And one Brad Young took a hat-trick I believe. :D
scooterb
23 Aug 2008, 11:14
Not a chance in the world. Cricket is a Commonwealth sport only and won't be in the Olympics for the same reason as netball. The only good thing it would do is bring the lazy Indians to the Olympics. 1 billion people and barely a medal to show for it = disgrace.
essendon2008
23 Aug 2008, 17:23
I would love to see cricket in the Olympics. But as has been discussed, the Windies would have to break up into the individual countries. I'm not sure of the depth of the countries in the Windies, but Im guessing the countries wouldn't be very competitive.
However it would give me a real good reason to watch the Olympics!
raikkonen
24 Aug 2008, 19:56
Would see about 3 overs based on 7's 08 coverage of Beijing :thumbsd:
OzBomber
24 Aug 2008, 20:09
Would see about 3 overs based on 7's 08 coverage of Beijing :thumbsd:With special commentary from Tom Williams. :rolleyes:
Cotchin 9
24 Aug 2008, 20:17
With special commentary from Tom Williams. :rolleyes:
And Simon Reeve.
red+black
24 Aug 2008, 20:59
Cricket has to be re-introduced to the Olympics because it's a disgrace, not even real, that Great Britain are the reigning Olympic gold medallists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics
raikkonen
24 Aug 2008, 21:07
With special commentary from Tom Williams. :rolleyes:
Exclusive: Warne to host :thumbsu:
OzBomber
24 Aug 2008, 21:07
Cricket has to be re-introduced to the Olympics because it's a disgrace, not even real, that Great Britain are the reigning Olympic gold medallists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_at_the_1900_Summer_OlympicsWtf? France? Belgium? Where's Australia?
Good article by KS makes some good points in it http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/366609.html
Admiral Afterworld
29 Aug 2008, 20:15
If a sport doesn't treat the Olympics as it's pinnacle then it shouldn't be an Olympic sport in my opinion.
On that basis, I give the idea of cricket at the Olympics the thumbs down :thumbsd:
If a sport doesn't treat the Olympics as it's pinnacle then it shouldn't be an Olympic sport in my opinion.
On that basis, I give the idea of cricket at the Olympics the thumbs down :thumbsd:
You're probably right, but the reality is that a lot of sports in no danger of being dropped are like that (hell, soccer doesn't even pretend to take it seriously by making it mainly under age).
But I think it would still be taken pretty seriously by most cricketing countries and the appeal to the IOC is that it lets them access about 1.4 billion people that in the main don't watch the Olympics.