2024-07-30 23:08:11
Former Indian coach and captain Rahul Dravid said it would be great if cricket event was introduced in Olympics. Cricketers are also interested in playing in this global event. He also heard the cricketers having serious discussions about participating in the Olympics in the dressing room. That’s why India’s World Cup-winning coach sees the future of cricket in the Olympics.
Dravid said these things to the media while attending an Olympic event in Paris on Monday. These have come up in a report of Times of India.
India’s T20 World Cup-winning coach joins a discussion titled ‘Cricket at the Olympics: The Beginning of a New Era’. The process and prospects for launching the cricket event at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 were discussed.
‘I’ve already heard some discussion in the dressing room. The boys are talking about the 2026 T20 World Cup. 2027 ODI World Cup is being talked about and some have heard about 2028 Olympics too. They want to win gold. He wants to stand on that stage. Become part of Games Village. It is a sports festival where athletes from all over the world come.’
‘The deeper you go, the more you will see that nobody here is too concerned about facilities. They want to see this sport in the Olympics and win gold with their maximum.’ – added Dravid.
Expressing optimism that India’s men’s and women’s teams can win gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Dravid said, ‘My dream is that this great sport will make it to the Olympics and that the Indian men’s and women’s teams will win gold. Hope everyone who is here will support cricket and show the whole world how big cricket event is in sports. Unfortunately I won’t be able to play there. But if I get a chance to contribute somehow, I will definitely stay. If I can’t do anything, I will work as a media worker.’