Cricket Wins IOC Approval; Can Bid to Enter Olympics 2020

These could well be the images at the Olympics 2020 as cricket came a step closer to becoming a part of the Olympics.

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The International Olympics Committee ratified the recognition for cricket as a sport along with sports climbing and power boating.

The move now makes it possible for cricket to bid for a place in the Olympics, as early as Olympics 2020.

While the debate remains if Twenty20 is the ideal format to represent cricket, it seems the only feasible to have a mini tournament for gold within the parameters of the Olympics.

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