Cricket should not become an olympic sport. Do you agree?

Question

I think it has an identity of its own as a sport. You can't mix both.
The olympics might finish but five day test matches would not.

Answer 1

I dont really understand the point you are trying to make. Football, boxing, basketball, and many other sports are included in the Olympics...and all of them retain "identities of their own". The fact that they make up the Olympics for a mere two weeks every four years has no bad effect at all on them, it only puts them in a huge world-wide spotlight of publicity. and allows people who are unfamiliar with a particular sport to watch and appreciate it.

And even if cricket were to be in the Olympics, it would have to be a limited overs tournament beceause it would be physically impossible to schedule so many test matches in only two weeks.


And besides, cricket was already once an Olympic sport..Paris 1900, Great Britain beat France...check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics

Answer 2

The bottleneck is the ICC's money making mania. Speed in an interview recently said that there is no chance in the immediate future for the game to be part of the olympics. Why would they be interested in an event that brings in no money? His excuses were the already cramped up schedule.

Cricket was tried as a part of the Commonwealth Games and it turned out into a huge mess with second-string teams participating in it. Thanks to that fiasco the organisers dumped it.

Interestingly how many teams play cricket at the highest level? 10 test playing countries? 10 countries in 130 years of the game. And if India wasn't partitioned into Pakistan and Bangladesh, the number of teams would have been just 8.

With just 8 teams in 130 years, either the sport is pathetic or its governing body.

The Olympics could look for better sports.

Answer 3

It's a sport played by most of the world like netball which is another sport not deemed worthy to be an Olympic sport. Perhaps if americans played them they would be included. And there are one day cricket matches. Why cant you mix both? Basketball and volleyball and hockey are the same way.

Answer 4

they also got rid of softball and baseball.. lol.. which is actually a good thing..

personally i dont think Test Cricket, and One Day should be a part of olympics..HOWEVER Twenty-20 cricket can be tried out... hopefully london olympics will try to implement that.

Answer 5

i agree. the olympics are meant to be for sports that arent played professionally. sports where theparticipants have full itme jobs as well . its why soccer hasd the under 23 years of age rule at the olymics.

Answer 6

IT CON'T BE
Since it TAKES TOO TOO MUCH TIME


AND

It is used to kill the time of

UNEMPLOYED YOUTH so that crime is controlled,

and

Time pass by Ladies to keep them bussy

and

time pass by non-productive employees so that they do not become hindrace to the productivity of co-workers,

and

it does not have any charm thrill,


and

it is not game of skill but LUCK, CHANCE,

AND

Umpire dependent ( not un baised ).