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2006-08-29 07:59:35 · 21 answers · asked by dont_trust_me 5 in Sports ➔ Cricket
YES.I DO.
ITS MORE ENTERTAINING.
NO. IT CANT BE.
OLYMPICS IS MOSTLY FOR AMATEURS..
CRICKET IS A PROFESSIONAL GAME.
2006-08-29 18:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by A.R.RAJA 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
No, not really, I liked the first game I saw but it became a yawn, one day cricket has to change the rules every couple of years just to refresh itself and I think this will be the same. Hard to be an Olympic sport if it doesn't have enough competitive nations as well. Perhaps you should watch some PK cricket from New Guinea where it goes for a month or more and the winner is already known (they host the match), the WWF of the cricket world.
2006-09-06 02:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by Ian M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the IOC, sports have to be played by more than 15% of the population in more than 100 countries to be an Olympic sport.
Cricket currently has 10 test nations, 32 associate nations and some 30 odd affiliate nations for a total of about 75, not quite enough....
But it is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and is becoming increasingly popular in countries like China and USA. So maybe soon.
The 20-20 format would be ideal as well, as we have seen with the recent county comp in England which has semis, and final all on one day, it would be possible to cram the game in to such a short period as the Olympics - 16 days on average (could include qualifiers).
It would definately be good to watch. If boring Tennis is allowed in the Olympics, Cricket certainly should be.
BTW in referance to aap36rob, who said it could never be played at Comm games, let alone Olympics, ODI Cricket featured in the 1998 Kuala Lumpar Commonwealth Games, SA beating AUS in the final, it should also be remembered cricket was played in the 1900 Summer Games in Paris. The only teams entering were Belgium, Holland, Britain and France. Belgium and Holland withdrew, Britain (117 & 145/5) set France a target of 185 to win....and bowled them out for 26!
2006-08-30 06:52:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I find 20twenty exciting to follow. It produces lots of close matches, few boring ones, and is a genuine contest between bat & ball - in contrast to 50 overs cricket, teams don't win with just good batting. It's popular to watch at the highest leveland to play at club level.
It can easily logistically be included in the Olympics and i would like it to be, but the Olympics is politically biased. Sports that Americans play get in, even if few others do (e.g. baseball). Sports that are worldwide but not popular in the States, such as squash, ought to get in but don't. At present there is unfortunately powerful pressure to reject all new sports from the Olympics, otherwise rugby and squash would have got in for London.
There can't be a 15% of the population rule, you don't get 15% of people anywhere playing sport. And cricket does now have 100 countries playing it if you add up all members of the European and Asian cricket councils.
2006-09-05 02:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by MBK 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is an entertaining activity very loosely based on the sport of cricket.
For those who truly love cricket and especially Test Match cricket....there is nothing that 20/20 offers! Indeed there is little that ODI's offer.
If 20/20 is to survive then it will be at the expense of ODI's as there can be little justification for international tourney's for both versions of "instant cricket".
It will never be a commonwealth games sport let alone an olympic sport, because there are only a handful of countries that play it at an elite level.
2006-08-30 00:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by aap36rob 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I definitely love 20 - 20 format of cricket. It will be most
interesting to watch. I strongly feel that it should be
included in the Olympics
2006-08-29 23:30:26 · answer #6 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i luv 20-20 cricket. but i won't suggest it as an olympic game!
2006-09-06 01:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by catchmesagar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES IT HOULD BE INCLUDED IN OLYMPICS BECAUSE IT IS INTERESTING GAME AND IF IT IS INCLUDED IN OLYMPICS IT WILL BE A VERY NICE TO WATCH AND IT WILL BE A GREAT TASK BECAUSE IF IT IS GOING TO INCLUDE IT WILL BE A GRATEST OLYMPICS OF ALL THE TIMES BECAUSE THE CRICKET FANS LIKE TO WATCH IT?.
2006-09-02 13:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by Xclusive 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dude........
Yes, I like 20/20 format of cricket.
I guess it won't be included now, but later in the future.
2006-09-05 00:19:02 · answer #9 · answered by len 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it should be included in olympics, and it has a great chance than 50 over match bcoz it uses little time, and is more entertaining.
2006-09-03 14:05:27 · answer #10 · answered by fahadsiraj87 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
20twenty is fatastic though i don't it should be included in the olympics....the level of professionalism is not the same.
2006-09-04 08:13:31 · answer #11 · answered by peaches 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋