USA Player thoughts about T20 Included in Olympics

USA Prefer Olympic T20:

Including cricket sports in Olympics has been a hot debate recently but ICC hasn't come up with a plan yet. Cricket was part of Olympics in early 1900 but it got removed. USA wicket keeper Akeem
Dodson said that he would prefer T20 in Olympics over ICC World Cup Twenty20, calling World T20 a grand stage of cricket while Olympics T20 grand stage of sports. This shortest format of cricket could easily fit in Olympics. Dodson is in full support of T20 cricket to be included in 2024 Olympics in summer. USA missed out narrowly in World Twenty20 qualifier last year, they won three matches and lost 3 matches in qualifying rounds. Getting in to World T20 is biggest goal in USA cricket players but if they get a chance in playing Olympics T20 then it would be a dream come true.

USA cricket player Akeem Dodson

Cricket has been a developing sport in America, youngster are showing interest in cricket a lot. Recently concluded Cricket All Stars tournament attracted a lot of audience and proved it to rest of world that cricket could be a good investment in this part of the world. Cricket All stars Twenty 20 was organized in view to promote and popularize cricket sport in USA. Which in return inspired a lot of current USA cricket players as well as people of USA. Wicket keeper/batsman Dodson said, "The amount of American spirit that we could generate and create in this beautiful game, it would be paramount. It would take over the world. Please let us play the Olympics."

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