“Serious about gold in cricket”: Steve Waugh offers a daring and unexpected prediction for the 2028 Olympic Games

Cricket is scheduled to return your expected along Olympic Games In 2028, with the inclusion of sport after 128 years, generating excitement around the world. Steve WaughFormer Australian captain of Cricket who led his team at the Glory of the World Cup in 1999, recently shared his reflections on Cricket’s return to the marquee sports event.

Steve Waugh on Cricket Olympic Return and the ambitions of a particular country

The last time the cricket was part of the Olympic Games was in 1900 when Great Britain Defeated France At about 158 ​​he runs to win the gold medal. With India, setting his vision on Olympic Gold at Los AngelesWaugh said that there is another formidable challenger, China, which has already begun preparing for the competition.

Waugh, in an interview, revealed China He did not waste time when setting up a competitive cricket team after Cricket Inclusion on the 2028 Olympic List.

“As soon as Cricket’s inclusion was announced at the Olympic Games, China started building a team. They are serious to win gold,” Waugh was quoted by The Hindustan Times.

While Cricket T20 attracts more attention, Waugh also defended the importance of one -day (hate) international, who have been scrutiny in recent years due to the rapid increase in T20 leagues.

Referred to the World Cup of Hate as a “Cricket Olympics” emphasizing its global importance. “The World Cup is significant for one -day cricket. It is almost the Olympic Games, to play (the World Cup) every four years.” Waugh concluded, reinforcing the idea that the 50 more format has great value in the world cricket.

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One of the strongest contingents of the Olympic Games

The search for China’s Olympic Gold in the Cricket aligns with its broadest sports strategy. Known to send one of the strongest contingents to the Olympic Games, China is classified in the seventh place in the Olympic medal of all time, with a total of 804 medals. His ambition to the Cricket reflects his impulse to diversify his sporting achievements. With the cricket that becomes a focal point in its preparations for the 2028 Olympic Games, it will be interesting to see how the China emerging cricket team measures to the cricket powers as establishments IndiaAustralia and England In Los Angeles.

China has only recently started playing competitive cricket, with its appearance in the Challenge of the ACC Trophy 2009 versus Iran and their first T20i party by 2023 against MalaysiaThey have shown an increasing interest in sport. China has already played 11 T20I games, winning -ne 2 and losing 9, and its ambition to secure a cricket medal could significantly shake the cricket Olympic scene.

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