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Sutherland stresses ICC big picture
- Updated: August 8, 2016
Cricket Australia’s chief executive James Sutherland has stressed the need to view proposed changes to the structure of international cricket in their entirety, after the BCCI expressed its opposition to the concept of two-tier Test cricket.
ICC chief executive David Richardson has advocated what he calls a “proper competition structure” for Test cricket, which could see a top division of the seven highest-ranked Test nations and a lower division including the sides ranked eight to ten, as well as new Test teams from the Associate nations.
The concept was discussed at the ICC’s annual conference in Edinburgh in June, along with other potential changes to the structure of international cricket. However, the boards of both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh expressed their opposition to two-tier Test cricket, a stance that has now been backed by BCCI president Anurag Thakur.
“In the two-tier system, they will lose out on a lot, including revenue and the opportunity to play against top teams,” Thakur said of lower-ranked Test sides. “We don’t want that to happen. We want to work in the best …
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