New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport's Olympic return after 128 years

NewsWorldAmericasNew cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport's Olympic return after 128 yearsCricket is set to return to the Olympics in 2028Deepa Bharath Thursday 23 April 2026 12:04 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"989109aab8d4b2728ebd49b7b71b1275","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cricket-shah-rukh-khan-los-angeles-southern-california-people-b2963478.html","title":"New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport's Olympic return after 128 years"}}New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport's Olympic return after 128 yearsShow all 5{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"New cricket stadium in Southern California heralds the sport's Olympic return after 128 years","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"OLY LA 2028 New Cricket Stadium","description":"New fresh grass is grown for a world-class cricket pitch at the Pomona Fairplex on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, seen during the groundbreaking of the new Knight Riders Cricket Field, which will serve as the Los Angeles Knight Riders' official home field for 2026 and later host cricket at the LA 2028 Olympics. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)","caption":"OLY LA 2028 New Cricket Stadium","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/23/12/OLY_LA_2_28_New_Cricket_Stadium_1_466.jpg","id":"f45f2587dff047c795cce312d60f63fe","mid":6638890,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":6000,"height":4000}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"OLY LA 2028 New Cricket Stadium","description":"New fresh grass is grown for a world-class cricket pitch at the Pomona Fairplex on Wednesday, Apri...