Former England captain, Nasser Hussain, has urged the International CricketCouncil (ICC) to reconsider the current cricketing schedule as it iscausing the players to break down.
Hussain believes that the amount of cricket being played across the worldthese days has taken its toll on the players and as a result, they areopting to retire from certain formats. Hussain’s comments came aftercurrent England Test captain, Ben Stokes, announced his retirement from the50-over format, much to the surprise of the cricketing fraternity.
Hussain believes that the current schedule will also result in the demiseof ODI cricket as it is the least followed format currently. Hussain statedthat the new generation of cricket fans adore T20 cricket while everycricket fan has a special place in their heart for Test cricket, whichleaves the ODI format vulnerable.
It is disappointing news, to say the least, but it is a reflection of wherethe cricketing schedule is at the moment. It is madness for players. If theICC just keeps putting on ICC events and individual boards just keepfilling the gaps with as much cricket as possible, eventually thesecricketers will just say I’m done. Stokes is done with one format aged 31,which can’t be right, really. The schedule needs looking at, it is a bit ofa joke at the moment.
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Former middle-order batter further added that more players will decide topull out of international cricket due to the emergence of franchise T20leagues. He said that the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) extended 2 and ahalf month window is also going to take a toll on the players which doesnot bode well for cricket.
