Is cricket a closed shop?

A World Cup restricted to ten teams is not a World Cup at all. “It’s just not cricket,” moaned new Sports Minister Leo Varadkar. However, is a good story getting in the way of the facts? Our writers debate the ICC decision to limit the next World Cup to Test playing nations.

Is cricket a closed shop?
Sat, 09 Apr, 2011 - 01:00

Backwards step that will damage cricket’s worldwide appeal

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