The Board of Control for Cricket in India is not happy with the decision of the International Cricket Council to add T20 Cricket in the Olympics, according to the report published in the Times of India.
The report said that ICC is keen to add the shortest format of the game in the Olympics. However, it has already made it clear that it will require approval from all the top board to even consider the bidding process. The BCCI, who had a massive argument with the top body of the game recently over the issue of Constitutional amendments as well as the powers of Big 3 nations (Australia, India and England) in the Cricket, is against the decision of adding Cricket into Olympics 2024, which will most likely be held in the French capital.
Cricket was last played in the Olympics way back in 1900 in Paris and now the ICC want it to be added in the 2024 Olympic Games. However, according to report, the sources told to TOI that many functionaries are not in the keen on the decision.
The sources of BCCI, which is fighting a legal battle currently with the Supreme Court of India-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), said that the ICC has approached the board about the issue and the final decision will be taken after a detailed meeting.
Most of the BCCI members are concerned about the autonomy of the Board, which they feel will be abolished due to the interference of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) if Cricket is added into the Olympic Games.
However, the sources added that there is also a strong believe in the board in favor of addition of world’s second largest sport in the Olympics and the solution can surely be found in the detailed discussion and the it is not completely ruled out. Many people believe that the addition of Sport in the Olympics can prove as an amazing boost to the women’s Cricket in India, who has showed an incredible performance in the recently completed Women’s World Cup 2017 in England, in which they lost to England by just 9 runs in the Final. The team defeated the strong teams in the tournament such as England, Australia and New Zealand.
By Prajakt K.
