A lot of international cricketers have suffering from too much cricketing schedule and had sopken about the mental health, Big names like Ben Stokes and Quinton de Kock have already announced their retirements from one format of the game to manage their workload.
Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell also took a break from the game to manage their mental health recently.
Ian Chappell wrote about T20 leagues popping here and there every moment. He believes that if it doesn’t change, there can be a massive explosion in cricket and the dynamics can change.
“There is also the glaring matter of the lack of partnership between players and administrators. Surely it shouldn’t be – as it is currently – a matter of the administrators deciding the programme without any input from international players.
“T20 leagues are popping up faster than weeds in summer and an already implausible programme is headed for an almighty implosion,” wrote the former cricketer in a column for ESPNcricinfo.
Test status is best confined to the eight nations who have had a long-standing culture: Chappell
“Not many teams have or can afford to build such infrastructure, as it costs money rather than bringing a return on investment. T20 leagues, which produce a healthy return, are much more acceptable to administrators. Consequently, it makes no sense to reward Afghanistan and Ireland, two recent recipients of Test status, neither of whom have the grounds or the infrastructure to reasonably expect that status.
“Sadly, Test status is best confined to the eight nations who have had a long-standing culture of the format,” the 79-year-old wrote.
