why is cricket not a part of olympic games?

Answer 1

it take a lot of time to get a result 7-8 hour for ODI and plese dont ask about test . I think 20-20 cricket might answer for this

Answer 2

There is not enough countries in the West that has national teams in Cricket.

The Olympic Committees may be able to promote it and this is a great game and should be included in the Olympics.

Answer 3

As a matter of Fact , Cricket was an event of Olympics in 1901 but it did not create the anticipated popularity and it took a awful lot of preparations amidst an already hectic schedule . That is why it was formally excluded from the subsequent olympic games

Answer 4

cricket is a time consuming game and in the olympics, many countries take part and therefore lots of time will be required.

Answer 5

that's ridiculous, there are merely about 4 or 5 countries that play at a severe adequate aspect to be medal possibilities. they'd cricket contained in the Commonwealth video games once, South Africa were given gold and Australia silver, lots of the others didnt even worry to deliver a team, West Indies of direction might want to not compete because it isnt a rustic.

Answer 6

Because only handful of contries play cricket, and other big countries like USA , CHINA , GREECE etc don't know how to play cricket, those countries afraid to play aginst 3rd world countries like INDIA, SRILANKA, PAKISTHAN which are the masters of the cricket today.

Answer 7

pretty simply. only a handful of teams play. look at the country of birth of the members of the International Olympic Committee. Why would they care?

Answer 8

its only played by a handful of countries. Besides, its the most boring game in the world

Answer 9

its a game which goes on for a long period in a day and along with that there are only selected nations playing the game

Answer 10

Does cricket come from Greece? ;-)