News of ignoring the draft to save Test Cricket is wrong: Nick Hockley – Dainik Savera Times

Sydney: Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley has denied the reports which said that the three major countries India, England and Australia did not pay attention to the draft presented by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to save Test cricket. Did. Cricket’s three powerful boards ignored a document prepared by New Zealand Cricket president Martin Snedden that called for changes to the Future Tours Program (FTP) to save Test cricket, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Was recommended.

Hockley told SEN Cricket, ‘Clearly I think there has been misreporting about this. Of course, right now we are considering how the cricket calendar can be improved and how cricket can be taken forward across the world.” In the draft that has been prepared for changes in cricket, Indian Like the Premier League, other T20 leagues also have additional ‘windows’, changes in the points system of the World Test Championship, reducing the number of overs in ODI cricket to 40, apprehensions related to T20 international cricket, etc.

Hockley said Cricket Australia is committed to helping the ICC move forward across all three formats of the game. He said, ‘We are fully involved in this work. I think Cricket Australia has a good influence and I think we have a really important role to play with the ICC in terms of taking the game forward.’ Hockley said, ‘I believe Cricket Australia has really helped the game. Be it the introduction of the World Test Championship. I am part of the ICC’s FTP working group and am ensuring that we keep all three formats strong.