Cricket is going to return after about 128 years in the Olympics. The game has been officially included for Los Angeles Olympics 2028. Now big information has been revealed about its venue. The ICC revealed on 16 April that compared to cricket, Pomona, California, would be held on a 500 -acre ground. A temporary venue will be prepared here. It is just 57 km from the world famous Hollywood for films.
Fair on Venue for 103 years
The ground on which cricket will be played on Pomona is also known as FairPlex. The complex of cricket or any other game is not already present there. It has usually been used for organizing the fair. Los Angeles County Fair has been hosted on this ground spread over an area of 500 acres (1922). But now a temporary venue will be prepared for cricket here. Earlier, when the US got the host of T20 World Cup 2024, a temporary stadium was also prepared in a park area.
Only Virat Kohli on Olympic poster
The committee that organized the Olympics has also shared a poster giving information about the venue of cricket. Only Virat Kohli is seen in it. From this, it can be guessed that Kohli is such a big name in this game. The Olympic committee had earlier also said that he started thinking about the inclusion of cricket due to Kohli’s fan following.
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Cricket will make its triumphant olympic return in 2028 from the Fairgrounds in Pomona, Ca. 128 years in the making, we can’t wait to see the cricketers out on the oval in social.@Icc , #La28 pic.twitter.com/gykomqecd7
– la28 (@la28) April 15, 2025
6 teams will play in 2028
Recently, IOC (International Olympic Committee) had approved the inclusion of 6-6 teams of men and women in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028, which will have to compete in T20 format for the medal. Apart from this, quota of 90-90 athletes was also approved in both classes. That is, every team can announce a 15 -member squad for the Olympics.
However, the qualification criterion has not been fixed for this. According to reports, due to being a host, the US team can get direct entry. Subsequently, teams can be selected based on the ranking of ICC for the remaining 5 places. This means that the ICC’s top-5 teams may be included in the Olympics. A cut-off date can also be fixed for this