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Will Cricket Be a Part of the 2028 Summer Olympics?

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Will Cricket Be a Part of the 2028 Summer Olympics?

Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world. ICC has been invited by the IOC to give a presentation on why cricket fits into the Olympic games 2028. The results of the review will come out in 2023. Cricket got featured only once in 1900 Paris Olympic Games, with Great Britain and France as only participants. The games were held in Paris so France was the host. Great British and French won the only match of tournament. According to a global market survey by ICC, cricket has more than 1 billion worldwide fans. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have more that a quarter of world's population.

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