LA 2028 Olympic cricket stadium in IPL proposal
LA 2028 Olympic cricket stadium in IPL proposalImage source, LAKRImage caption, Cricket at LA 2028 will be held in the city of Pomona - 45 miles away from the athletes' village in Los AngelesByTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport JournalistPublished14 minutes agoThe Olympic cricket stadium for LA 2028 could host Indian Premier League teams in the future as part of its global expansion plans, says Kolkata Knight Riders chief executive Venky Mysore.Construction has now started on the site at the Fairgrounds, officially known as Fairplex, in the southern Californian city of Pomona in readiness for cricket's return to the Games.The stadium will become the home to KKR's US franchise, Los Angeles Knight Riders and will host Major League Cricket (MLC) matches this July.It will be a modular venue built in three phases with capacity for 5,000 fans this year, rising to 8,500 in 2027 and then up to 15,000 for the six-team T20 tournament for LA 2028. Mysore also hopes the ground could eventually stage IPL exhibition fixtures as the competition looks to expand into the United States."Wouldn't that be wonderful?" he told BBC Sport. "The challenge is always player availability. Once the IPL season is over, everyone's calendars are packed and they're running in different directions."But the BCCI has talked about a couple of teams going out and playing exhibition games to grow cricket… so that's always on the agenda."The USA is widely regarded as the world's largest sports market and seen as a key growth area for cricket. Mysore said there had been "concrete proposals" from both the US and Canada to host IPL teams in the past, although neither have come to fruition."This is my 16th season with the IPL and we've tried every year, but somehow it hasn't happened," he explained."There's a real opportunity to piggyback on what's happening with MLC to grow the market further."When viewer...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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