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Abu Dhabi T10 chief operating officer Rajeev Khanna believes the 10-plus cricket format is best suited for the Olympics and calls the Indian Premier League the “baap” (father) of all leagues. Cricket was featured in the Olympics only once and flourished as a sport in the ensuing century without becoming part of the Olympic movement. However, there are rumors that cricket may feature in future Olympics.
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Speaking with IANS here on Saturday, Khanna shared his thoughts on the format. “I think this format (cricket over 10) is more suitable for competitions like the Olympics. Because of the short time, you can have a field and you can even play three or four games in a day. Without the Olympics that’s 90-plus minutes. I believe The IOC will try to get cricket into the Olympics and I think T10 is the best form,” Khanna stressed.
Khanna, a former manager of Rajasthan Royals, credits the IPL for shaping his sports management career. “IPL is the baap (father) of all leagues. Whatever I am today is due to IPL. The challenges and experiences we have gained in IPL are unique. Therefore, IPL cannot be compared with any other league,” he said.
Asked about his future plans for Abu Dhabi T10, Khanna said: “My idea is to make it more attractive to the fans. Fans, I mean having the family come to the stadium… how Bringing families in, bringing women in, that’s what I want to achieve. The game has a lot of potential, and we’re now focused on how to make it global, and I have to tell you, we’ve got plans for global expansion.”
“The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has approved this format and we have recently launched the Sri Lanka T10 league. We plan to hold this league in Sri Lanka in June.” Asked about the participation of Indian players, he said: ) contract policy, we are left with only recently retired players. We have Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. We expect many more names to be added in the coming years.”
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