Cricket was played at the 1900 Summer Olympics, a men's contest with only two entrants, won by Great Britain over France.

Cricket was held at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris four years later but only two countries competed, Great Britain and hosts France.

Great Britain won the match by 158 runs to win the gold medal:[4][5] if the French had held out for five more minutes, the game would have been declared a draw.

A cricket tournament was scheduled for 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, but it was cancelled due to a lack of entries.

[12][13] In 2020, the BCCI in its Annual General Meeting decided to back the ICC's bid for inclusion of T20 cricket in 2028 after getting some clarifications from the International Olympic Committee.

[19][20][21][22] LA 2028 Organizing Committee President noted that Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli was one of the main advocates for the sport's introduction to the Olympic program and thanked him.