“Start discussing 2028 games now…” TMC MP Kirti Azad slams Modi govt on Olympics, Women Athletes
Jul 23, 2024
New Delhi, July 23(ANI): Former India Cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad while addressing the Lok Sabha, said that people began offering him cricket advice when TV broadcasts started, implying that armchair experts emerged with increased accessibility. He also emphasized that India should focus on preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, rather than dwelling on the upcoming Paris Olympics, which is just around the corner, starting on July 26. "Today, the condition is the same for our athletes, not cricketers. They stay in dormitories and this can be seen on television. If you want to speak about preparations for the Olympics, you will have to start discussing the 2028 Games right now… not when your team has left... When cricket started coming on television, people started to teach me cricket... they are unaware when Jeff Thompson used to bowl at 100 kmph, with Sunil Gavaskar is batting, or when Sachin Tendulkar is facing Brett Lee, they have a fraction of a second to decide the shot...but people are not able to understand," added Azad.
