'Ultimate win-win': Global impact brings Olympics, cricket back together again

After more than a century and now with an estimated 2.5 billion fans worldwide — cricket is returning to the Olympics. The continued growth of the sport and the very first Major League Cricket season contributed to its inclusion for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

'Ultimate win-win': Global impact brings Olympics, cricket back together again
The Canadian men's national cricket team celebrates a wicket against hosts Bermuda at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier.

After more than a century and now with an estimated 2.5 billion fans worldwide — cricket is returning to the Olympics. The continued growth of the sport and the very first Major League Cricket season contributed to its inclusion for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.