India, April 24 -- ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta on Thursday termed the "groundbreaking" of the cricket venue for the 2028 Olympics as the fulfilment of a long-awaited "promise", noting that the facility, which also serves as the home ground of the Los Angeles Knight Riders, will bring the sport to the global showpiece.

"This is a moment in history because what we are breaking ground on today is not simply a cricket field. We are breaking ground on a promise. A promise that took 128 years to keep," Gupta said.

Gupta was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the venue for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Gupta said cricket's return to the Olympics after more than a century marked recognition of the sport's global appeal, following the Internat...