It's been a good year for Canadian cricketers, who have regained their one-day international status and qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup for the first time.
And there was more to celebrate with confirmation Monday that cricket has been approved for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
"It'll probably tough to crack into the final six," said Liburd."But I'm hoping there's a qualification process … I hope they don't go by ranking and we get an opportunity ."Liburd hopes cricket's return to the Olympics — Britain won gold in 1900 in the sport's only other appearance at the games — will help Cricket Canada find more sponsors. The governing body has already applied to the Canadian Olympic Committee for membership.
The Canadian men resume one-day international play in February with a three-match series with Scotland and the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. Zafar expects to be on the road most of the winter preparing for the T20 World Cup around that one-day schedule. "We have been to a lot of qualifiers in the past where we have missed it by a whisker," said Zafar."It was so close."
He calls it a step in the right direction while acknowledging the Cricket Canada contract"is not a lot. but just enough to live on."
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Canadian cricketers positive about future, citing on-field success and Olympic returnIt's been a good year for Canadian cricketers, who have regained their one-day international status and qualified for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup for the first time.
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