Former cricketer Atul Wassan says, "Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would want to have an Olympic medal."
Former cricketer of team India, Atul Wassan, talked about how the T20 format presents an opportunity for teams to compete against strong cricketing nations in the Olympics. He also said that players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would like to have an Olympic medal in their trophy cabinet. In the recently concluded 19th Asian Games, India sent a relatively inexperienced team that claimed the gold medal. In light of the performances of teams like Afghanistan and the Netherlands in the T20 format, Wassan feels that with five years to go before the 2028 Olympics, teams will have a chance to develop and compete in the T20 format.
Wasan said, "There are five years for the 2028 Olympics. I feel that teams will develop, and they will give good competition. If India wants the medal, they will need to send their main team. Big cricketers can win the World Cup, but if a big player gets an opportunity to claim an Olympic medal, they will definitely work towards it, like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who will want to have an Olympic medal.”
He further added, "The format of T20 has become so popular, and because of that, you can organise a tournament quickly with more teams. If you look at T20, there are teams like Afghanistan and the Netherlands that can compete with top teams in the T20 format.”