CRICKET players have challenged the game’s administrators to "deliver a clear and compelling future for international cricket‚ which includes meaningful change to competition structures".That gauntlet was thrown down on Monday by the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (Fica) at the International Cricket Council (ICC)."Fica is supportive of improving‚ and adding context to, all three formats of international cricket‚ ensuring a structure that delivers better clarity and balance between the formats and one that will address the continued decline in popularity of much of international cricket‚" it said."Cricket needs a new international structure now to allow it to survive and thrive in the future."International cricket is under pressure to remain relevant in an era increasingly dominated by franchise-based Twenty20 (T20) tournaments that offer players exponentially higher earnings for far less commitment."It is clear that there is a ground swell of opinion around the...
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