The future of T10 looks good: Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis feels cricket’s shortest format T10 is a perfect fit to take the sport at the Olympics. The only instance of cricket being played at the Olympics dates back to Paris Olympics in 1900, where Great Britain defeated France in the only match.
The voices of taking cricket to the Olympics have been on a rise, with ICC eyeing the 2028 games in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, du Plessis, who will soon ply his trade for Bangla Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10 League stated that having played all three conventional formats – Tests, ODIs and T20Is – of the game, he is still “attracted to the T20 format”.
“I think players like myself will keep looking at tournaments like this. The future of T10 is looking good,” du Plessis was quoted as saying by mirror.co.uk. “It’s a format that can be used in the Olympics. The quick nature of T10 also makes it attractive to the fans. I think T10 is only going to get better and better.”
ICC chair Greg Barclay believes the sport would be “a great addition to the Olympic Games”.
He said: “We have more than a billion fans globally and almost 90 per cent of them want to see cricket at the Olympics. Our sport is united behind this bid, and we see the Olympics as a part of cricket’s long-term future. We have more than a billion fans globally and almost 90 per cent of them want to see cricket at the Olympics.”
