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The International Olympic Committee has encouraged the ICC to bring T20 cricket into the olympics. Whilst it is popular with most ICC members (especially associate nations) it is currently opposed by England and India so it appears unlikely to happen.

What are peoples thoughts on this?

How would it work? Should teams be allowed to select full strength teams or should there be age restrictions like in soccer?
 

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2 weeks every four years.. I think we could find a spot for it on the calendar, shouldn't be that hard to organise a 16 team comp with a similar structure to the '98 Commonwealth Games. It would help it grow among a wider audience and as for eligibility I would prefer all sides are able to field any eligible player, same as (to my knowledge) every other sport in the Olympics except soccer.
 
TassieEagle said:
2 weeks every four years.. I think we could find a spot for it on the calendar, shouldn't be that hard to organise a 16 team comp with a similar structure to the '98 Commonwealth Games. It would help it grow among a wider audience and as for eligibility I would prefer all sides are able to field any eligible player, same as (to my knowledge) every other sport in the Olympics except soccer.
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make it a t20 comp for the olympics or 40 over matches. because other wise the strong cricketing nations eg india, Australia etc will dominate
 
brisbane13 said:
make it a t20 comp for the olympics or 40 over matches. because other wise the strong cricketing nations eg india, Australia etc will dominate
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Yeah, it would totally have to be a T20 comp for olympic purposes. I only compared to the Comm. Games in the overall structure, 16 teams type thing. 10 test playing nations, 5 associates and the host nation.
 
The_Reaper said:
The West Indies would not compete as the West Indies but as Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad etc
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Which makes it even less likely.

Another issue is lack of playing field. Unless you are in a cricketing country, a lack of suitable ovals would arise.

It would be great to have another sport that we would theoretically dominate but it's impractical and unnecessary.
 
Underarm said:
Which makes it even less likely.

Another issue is lack of playing field. Unless you are in a cricketing country, a lack of suitable ovals would arise.

It would be great to have another sport that we would theoretically dominate but it's impractical and unnecessary.
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They'll just make stadiums like they do for every olympics and are currently doing in Korea for the Asian Games
 

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Underarm said:
Which makes it even less likely.

Another issue is lack of playing field. Unless you are in a cricketing country, a lack of suitable ovals would arise.

It would be great to have another sport that we would theoretically dominate but it's impractical and unnecessary.
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agree, it would be great if the Olympics/ commonwealth games, but the biggest problem would be suitable ovals, as well as how many will they need.
sports played on a rectangular field, eg rugby or soccer do not face this problem as every country has a soccer field.

IOC faces trouble finding cities to host games

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LONDON (AP) - The Olympics have weathered world wars, boycotts and corruption scandals. These days, the IOC has a new crisis on its hands: Finding cities willing to host the games.

The troubled race for the 2022 Winter Olympics is a case in point. High costs and internal political opposition prevented several potential contenders from bidding. Two candidate cities withdrew and two others could still drop out.

The way things are going, the winner could be decided next year by default. Take the games, please.

''I have not seen anything like this before,'' senior Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg said. ''This is urgent. We need to sit down and discuss what is going on. We are at a crossroads here.''

It's a challenge the International Olympic Committee and new President Thomas Bach need to resolve quickly to ensure the long-term viability of the world's most prized sports event.

Changes to the bidding process and efforts to reduce the cost of the games are among the key issues being addressed by the IOC as part of Bach's ''Agenda 2020,'' his blueprint for the future of the Olympic movement that will be voted on in December.

Watching closely are countries and cities considering whether to bid for the even bigger and more expensive Summer Olympics of 2024.

The financial burden is worrying potential host cities. Specifically, the $51 billion price tag associated with February's Winter Olympics in Sochi. Olympic officials say most of that huge sum went to long-term projects and that the operations costs of the Olympics were no higher than previous games.

No matter. The public perception is that the games cost too much.

Concerns over Rio de Janeiro's delayed preparations for the 2016 Olympics have further dampened enthusiasm for hosting the games.

The Olympics continue to succeed as a spectacle, with huge audiences on television and online. But the field for 2022 has taken one hit after the other.

Munich and St. Moritz-Davos withdrew planned bids when voters in Germany and Switzerland voted `no' in referendums. Stockholm, one of the five declared candidates, pulled out in December after the city government declined to offer financial backing. On Monday, the Polish city of Krakow dropped out after 70 percent of voters rejected the bid in a referendum.

That leaves four cities in contention for now: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Lviv, Ukraine; and Oslo, Norway.

The bid from Lviv has been on hold because of the turmoil in Ukraine.

It's possible only three bids will still be in play when the IOC executive board meets in Lausanne, Switzerland, from July 7-9 to decide which cities go to the final stage. Rather than cut the field, the board would likely keep the remaining three. The host city will be selected by the full IOC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 31, 2015.

Most worrying for the IOC is the uncertain status of the Oslo bid. Polls show 60 percent of Norwegians are opposed. One of the two parties in the governing coalition came out against the bid earlier this month. The government won't decide until the autumn whether to provide the required financial guarantees.

''We have an image problem,'' Heiberg said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. ''People in Norway say we love the games but we hate the IOC.''

Oslo, which hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics, would have been the natural favorite. Norway lives and breathes winter sports and its athletes have won the most medals at the Winter Games. The 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, are widely described as the best ever.

''If there is a referendum today, the `no' side will win by a large margin,'' said Heiberg, who organized the Lillehammer Games. ''But this could change. We have time.''

Amid all the instability, Almaty and Beijing stand as the most solid bids.

Beijing, which hosted the 2008 Olympics, is bidding to become the first city to host both the summer and winter games, with Alpine events in Zhangjiakou. Almaty, the commercial capital of the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, hosted the 2011 Asian Games and will host the Winter University Games in 2017. It looks like the current favorite.

Has the situation reached the stage where the Olympics can only be held in non-democratic countries where money is no object? No public referendums are being held in Beijing or Almaty. Kazakhstan has been ruled by the same leader in 1989. Both countries have been criticized for their human rights records.

''I see a problem in Western Europe,'' Heiberg said. ''We have to accept the fact that we are not attractive to Western European countries. People think the games have become gigantic, the investments are too heavy.''

The current crisis centers primarily on Winter Games, which also face concerns over whether rising temperatures will prevent countries from holding the event in future decades. But the attention will soon shift to the race for a bigger prize: the 2024 Summer Games.

The U.S., which hasn't hosted the Summer Games since Atlanta in 1996, is weighing another bid after failed campaigns by New York (2012) and Chicago (2016). The USOC is expected to decide whether to put a city forward by the end of the year.

Still in the mix are Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, Dallas and San Diego.

Paris, Rome and a city from Germany are potential contenders from Europe. Other possible bidders include Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey, and a city in South Africa.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...p.oly.finding.a.host/index.html#ixzz35Vz4VGXz

couldn't see them adding cricket in to any olympics any time soon, specially with a need to build some oval shaped grounds
 
A gold medal for cricket just sounds wrong. I'd rather see the Olympics kept for sports which actually need it to grow, or at least sports where the Olympics is considered the pinnacle at the international level. A sport like hockey actually needs the games and I'd be cut if it was removed and replaced with cricket, in what would be nothing but a shameless cash grab.
 
Black Diamond said:
A gold medal for cricket just sounds wrong. I'd rather see the Olympics kept for sports which actually need it to grow, or at least sports where the Olympics is considered the pinnacle at the international level. A sport like hockey actually needs the games and I'd be cut if it was removed and replaced with cricket, in what would be nothing but a shameless cash grab.
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Cricket needs to grow a hell of a lot more growth and exposure than soccer, tennis or golf though. I agree the Olympics should be the pinnacle of competition and it probably wouldn't be in crickets case and certainly isn't in the case of tennis and soccer.
 
ManWithNoName said:
Sports shouldn't be at the Olympics if a Olympic Gold isn't the highest honour in the sport. Sports like cricket, golf, tennis etc. They shouldn't be there.
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In tennis it has gained a lot of importance in the last 10 years. All the top players compete with full priority these day.
 
TassieEagle said:
Still doesn't hold a candle to winning a slam, plus mens is still only best of 3 sets.
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disagree about tennis in Olympics.

no tie break for the last set + 5 sets in the final is probably the best they can do. the tournament in only a week long. they cant play best of 5 on continuous days, definitely considering most play doubles at the Olympics.

most people in the tiresome GOAT only talk slams, but the players themselves love the Olympics and take them as seriously and importantly as the slams. u would think Fed would pass one of his slams for a singles gold medal. tennis players play to win slams as much as American basketball players play to win championships. most players in both sports consider a gold medal as something very special now.and basketball is great at the Olympics.

no doubt the cricket players would love having the sport in the Olympics, but i dont know if the fans would. during the Olympics, im too busy watching 10 other sports to also add the cricket. i hardy watched the soccer and tennis in 2012, i was too busy with the cycling . no doubt the IOC sees this as a great idea to get India and Pakistan more invested in the Olympics.
 
eth-dog said:
Wouldn't mind it. Especially if it was similar to the way they do soccer, u/23 with 3 overagers allowed in the squad.
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I'm in the same boat. I feel like the Olympics would offer the T20 format something special (outside of money and the spectacle etc) in terms of sporting importance as well.

There's a heap of reasons why it wouldn't be a success but I'd still really enjoy them giving it a crack. For nations like Nepal and Afghanistan it'd be a boon in terms of Olympic athlete participation which I'd love as well.
 
''I have not seen anything like this before,'' a senior IOC member said. ''This is urgent. We need to sit down and discuss what is going on. The bribes are getting so bad nowadays I wouldn't re-gift them to uncle Sepp for christmas.''

EFA.

I would think the only chance for cricket in the olympics would be as an exhibition event if India hosted it.

Also LOL at Qatar being a potential bidder for the olympics as well.
 
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