As of May 18, Kyushu resident Kane Tanaka is the oldest living person in the world at 117 years and 137 days. Even she was too young to have seen cricket's only Summer Games appearance back in the 1900 Paris Olympics.
With up to 1.2 billion fans residing in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Summer Olympics can help grow cricket, the world’s second most popular sport with an estimated global fan base of 2.5 billion, beyond its traditional commonwealth outposts.
Meanwhile, from the International Olympic Committee's perspective, cricket’s inclusion could boost modest TV views in the aforementioned Indian subcontinent, which makes up nearly a quarter of the world’s population.