Morgan advocates T10 in Olympics
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Eoin Morgan, Englands World Cup-winning skipper, backed cricket’s 10-overs format to be a part of the Olympics and also believes that the can be played in a short span of time with many matches.
“The one thing that T10 offers above the three formats that makes it so appealing to an Olympic Games or a Commonwealth Games is the fact that you can play a whole tournament in the space of 10 days,” Morgan said in a video conference.
“To have a tournament in such a short space of time maximises the opportunity and the exposure that it will have for the sport.
“When you can play a cricket tournament in eight-10 days it really does make it appealing, and on top of that it really would be extremely entertaining,” He added.
The Olympic didn't feature Cricket since 1900 when Great Britain beat France in a one-off gold medal match in Paris.
However, it has been included during the 1998 Commonwealth Games when South Africa won gold. But after a long time, It has now been included for the 2022 event in Birmingham when eight teams will take part in a women's T20 competition.
Though Morgan believes that the T10 format would have been a better fit than T20, 50 overs or Test cricket in Commonwealth Games.
“The most important part of a T20 game is always overs 10 to 20. But if you look at a T10 game, the earlier overs are the most important. You need to make the most of that very short powerplay, so who you put in those key positions and in the form that they’re in, is the most critical factor," Morgan concluded.
