IPL 2024 to Olympics 2028: 10 Cricketers to watch for Olympic selection

In October 2023, it was officially announced that cricket will return to the Olympic Games after 128 years, with the T20 format in the 2028 Olympics to be held in Los Angeles. The news brought cheers to the faces of cricket fans who were advocating cricket’s inclusion in the most prestigious athletics event for a long time.

Five years is a long time and in this massive period, a lot of changes will happen in the cricketing world. Several cricketing icons might hang up their boots and some new faces might emerge as new heroes of the game. In this article, let’s talk about 10 illustrious names that might be seen in the 2028 Olympics considering their performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

Here are 10 players that might feature in the 2028 Olympics

10. Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is one of the finest power hitters in T20 cricket. Banking on his exceptional batting capability, the West Indies have won numerous white-ball games in the last eight years. The southpaw has played 88 T20 Internationals (T20Is) in his career and has scored 1848 runs in 80 innings at a strike rate of 134.69.

The Trinidad-born cricketer is currently only 28 and he might be seen representing the West Indies in the 2028 Olympics, if he continues to provide fine numbers to his team in the shortest format of the sport.