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Title: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: prashantakerkar on Jul 11, 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20 Do you feel T20 cricket can be a good contender for future Olympics games? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: ryann on Jul 11, 2019 I think T10s should not be part of Olympic because 3hr of T20Is is long for Olympic.
Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: gmiannotti on Jul 11, 2019 Outside of India, Pakistan, the sport isn't well-known. In that case, who'd compete other than these two countries?
Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: bio_man on Jul 11, 2019 Hi prashantakerkar (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=profile;u=849424)
Another reason I found online is that cricket requires large playing grounds, and most olympic areas probably can't accommodate that. Not certain of the validity of this statement since I've never played the sport. Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: kamikazekota on Jul 15, 2019 Hi prashantakerkar (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=profile;u=849424) Another reason I found online is that cricket requires large playing grounds, and most olympic areas probably can't accommodate that. Not certain of the validity of this statement since I've never played the sport. the same with golf Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: prashantakerkar on Jul 15, 2019 Thanks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf Golf is not played in Olympics? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: bio_man on Jul 15, 2019 Golf is not played in Olympics? Never seen it, so I'm assuming no Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: prashantakerkar on Jul 15, 2019 Thanks.
Do you feel Golf should be included in the future Olympics games? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar Title: Re: T20 cricket - Good contender for future Olympics games? Post by: bio_man on Jul 15, 2019 Thanks. Do you feel Golf should be included in the future Olympics games? Thanks & Regards, Prashant S Akerkar Personally, no, and for the same reasons as cricket. It's not popular anywhere else but North America, and is played mostly by the rich. Also, a gold course is HUGE |