‘It’s difficult to guarantee matches for’ Ireland and Afghanistan, says David Richardson

"We'd make sure that Ireland and Afghanistan are playing in the region of eight to ten ODIs per year"

“We’d make sure that Ireland and Afghanistan are playing in the region of eight to ten ODIs per year”

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has admitted that it will be “difficult to guarantee matches” for Ireland and Afghanistan.

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‘In short forms of the game there’s a chance bowlers will become an endangered species’, says Ian Chappell

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“Bowlers need to be offered a crumb in the shorter forms of the game otherwise they’ll revolt, as they have done in the past, using extreme methods like Bodyline and chucking”

Following the first three ODIs between India and Australia, former baggy greens captain Ian Chappell believes that “bowlers will become an endangered species” in the shorter formats of the game if batsmen continue giving themselves an advantage by using heavier bats.

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