You always want to be a part of a great event. You have great events in cricket, but they are individual events. To be in this kind of atmosphere, energy and enthusiasm is a dream come true for any player,” Dravid was quoted as saying in an India House press release. The panel included International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Geoff Allardyce. And Dream Sports CEO Harsh Jain also spoke about the ICC’s vision of growing the game, saying, “You look at the USA’s performance in the T20 World Cup and suddenly people are talking about cricket. I didn’t know, he started talking about the performance of the USA team. Moving towards the Olympics in 2028, this was the first real statement there.
It’s a really good move for the USA to have a really competitive cricket team four years before they host the Olympics.” Calling cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics long overdue, Jain said, “The ICC has over 100 members. , That’s why more than half of the people in the world play cricket. Having more than a billion people watching the Olympics is a big win for the world. This is a big moment for India and cricket. This is a big moment for the development of cricket in the world. A lot of money will be spent to include cricket at the grassroots level.” Dravid also reflected on the passion for the game in the USA and said that there is a lot of passion for the game there.
The former India head coach said, “We know there is an incredible audience for cricket in the US. We know this just from the number of people coming from the US to other World Cup events. There is a lot of passion for the game in the US. The promotion of the game and more people playing it is unprecedented.” Dravid, who calls himself a sports fan, was eagerly waiting for cricket to be included in the Olympics. He said, “I always felt that cricket should be a part of it. It’s a really great game. A lot of people around the world love it. It’s great for someone like me who is now just a fan of it.” This is truly unprecedented.”