Well.. that is the truth. The IOC reported that they haven't received any application from the ICC, to make cricket as one of the disciplines in Olympic Games. The ICC on the other hand has been trying to fool the fans, by claiming otherwise. Recent opinion polls found overwhelming support from the fans regarding Olympic inclusion. But the businessmen who are in power at the ICC remain opposed to it, for obvious reasons. Now I don't think that IOC will give any special treatment to ICC, when they don't need to do the same with other sports bodies such as the FIFA, FIBA and the FIH.
I really don't understand why ICC is not really interested in adding cricket to the Olympic games. I think ICC might be thinking that they want to add we get into the Olympic Games after it becomes a bigger game and has more importance globally but I also don't see them trying to do that as well.
@Sithara007 is it even possible to have test cricket in the Olympics in a hypothetical scenario, because won’t it increase the length of the Olympics too much?.
Furthermore does cricket really needs Olympics? because it’s already popular, and even if it never gets added to the Olympics then too it’ll do just fine in my personal opinion.
Lastly instead of getting cricket into Olympics ICC should focus primarily on making test cricket more interesting via night tests, and use of pink balls as I had suggested previously.
I really am not going to say cricket is popular when the World Cup of cricket is being played by only 10 to 12 teams. And I really don't think test cricket being in the Olympics is going to be a good idea. T20 cricket is the best idea for Olympic cricket. and I don't say making test cricket formula is going to do anything because eventually it is going to die and it will be a waste of time to try to revive this format .
Regards
Duke