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Associate nations might abandon ''costly'' red-ball cricket: Whatmore
10/1/2024 9:38:28 PM
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SHARJAH, Oct 1: World Cup-winning coach Dav Whatmore voiced concerns about the sustainability of the ICC's multi-million dollar initiative to support Test cricket suggesting that several countries, especially associate nations, may abandon the "costly" red-ball format entirely.
The International Cricket Council is mulling a dedicated fund of at least USD 15 million for Test cricket that would increase the minimum match payment for Test players and cover the cost of sending teams on overseas tours.
"Saving Test cricket is one of the challenges. The ICC is very keen to maintain some sort of status in Test match cricket. They have created a pool of money to assist countries that are struggling. A step in the right direction, but I'm not sure how sustainable that is," Whatmore told PTI on the sidelines of the Cricket Predicta Conclave here.
"There are a number of countries, particularly the Associates, which may abandon the red ball and focus on the white ball," he added.
The dedicated fund would support national boards that struggle to compete with the wages offered in global T20 competitions.
"It is a very costly format of the game. A number of countries do it really well, and they're very successful at it, but there's also many who are struggling.
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