Waugh wants cricket to be Olympic sport

HONG KONG (AFP) - Former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh has thrown his weight behind Twenty20 cricket becoming an Olympic sport, saying it would help globalise the game.

"The idea of Twenty20 cricket at the Olympics is definitely worth pursuing," he told the South China Morning Post.

"If you want to globalise the game then you have to look at including countries like China and the United States, and getting cricket into the Olympics will fast-track that move."

In December last year, cricket was give the status of "recognised sport" by the International Olympic Committee for two years.

The honour is usually granted to sports that are not part of the Olympic program but conform to its ideals of youth promotion and anti-doping policies.