now this does feel like hope, a silver lining for cricket, but I am quite sure that India and as well as the other big teams are not going to take this very well, i think they won't accept participation
as far as I know, there was a cricket tournament at the Olympics before and India refused to perform, ICC seems to not be able to take a bold step on this issue just because the big four do not want it that way, but if cricket is included in the Olympics, it would be very positive for cricket and its popularity worldwide
I don't understand why cricket was left out of the Olympics again after cricket fought in the Olympics. Olympics is a place from which many good teams in football cricket and other sports make their name on the platform Currently if we look at cricket we can see that only few countries participate in this game of cricket If cricket is included in the Olympics again, the number of cricket teams will increase which will make the World Cup more enjoyable and cricket will regain its popularity
cricket was left out because it did not generate a significant amount of revenue, but I am quite sure that if cricket is continued in the Olympics and the cricket boards do not cause any problems, cricket is going to generate a lot more revenue, the popularity of cricket is also expected to grow
and obviously, the number of teams playing cricket right now is going to increase and that is exactly what the big 4 fear
Even when cricket was included in the Asian Games, the BCCI refused to send a team. This time also, I am not expecting anything different. And it is not just the BCCI. The other pig-4 boards (ECB, CA and CNZ) also have the same attitude. I don't have an issue if the BCCI once again refuse to send a team to the Olympics. But let cricket be played at LA 2028. Refusing to participate is one thing, and disagreeing to have cricket as one of the sports items is another. No one is forcing BCCI or ECB to participate. But let the smaller boards such as CSA, WICB or the KNCB participate in such tournaments.
cricket was first played in the Olympics in the year 1900 if i am not wrong, cricket is not part of the Olympics since the ICC has never submitted an application to the Olympics committee to include cricket
a big part of that is the big four, they do not want to lose their authority, they know very well that if cricket is included in the Olympics there will be a lot more teams playing cricket, it is very easy for them to lose their authority at that time