I think they're overestimating the depth from the West Indies. Once you get past the other Caribbean nations are not relevant.
Cricket's issue is not interest as there are enough nations which compete at a high level it's the sport-specific venues required (like baseball/softball). Unfortunately, you can't fit a cricket field in a football stadium.
You get weird situations where the current Winnipeg Jets use to be from Atlanta and the team in Utah was originally the Winnipeg Jets before they moved to Arizona.
So on, indeed. Basically, everything except of team sports, road cycling, tennis, golf and once every two years athletics and swimming is dead as far as general audience is concerned.
That's why, I think it's very weird to argue about the comparative mass appeal of different olympic sports. It really doesn't matter.
Which 3-5 of these countries that participate in the highest form of cricket, i.e. tests are you referring to?
Afghanistan
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bangladesh
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Dominica
Great Britain (England & Wales)
Grenada
Guyana
India
Ireland
Jamaica
New Zealand
Pakistan
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & The Grenadines
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Trinidad & Tobago
Zimbabwe
Or are you referring to the considerably larger group that play the T20 format to be used at the OG?
France was represented at the last WC (and even win some matches). AFAIK, we have one active club in the whole country.
It's crazy how every minimum global standard for olympic inclusion have been throw out of the window under Bach regime and its additional sports program...
The “fundamental principle” is not only a principle on paper it's what make the winter games fundamentally distinctive and what it makes that the event works.
If you cut it, you'll end up with a selection of random sports that are simply not good enough for the summer olympics. In other words, it's called the World Games. Everyone is included, but no one care.
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