ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: William Porterfield lashes out at ICC for reducing teams in 2019 World Cup

ICC's decision to slash the number of teams has drawn criticism from several cricketers, both current and former.

Ireland skipper William Porterfield lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) on microblogging website Twitter for their controversial decision to reduce the number of teams in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 to 10, from the 14 teams participating in the current edition of the mega-event that is being h0sted by Australia and New Zealand. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage

. @ICC so memorable and inspiring that you have decided to cut the next WC to 10 teams. What is your vision for the game of cricket?

— William Porterfield (@purdy34) March 17, 2015

Porterfield vented out against the ICC after the global administrators of the sport stated that Ireland’s journey in the ongoing World Cup was a “memorable and inspiring one”. Ireland won three games out of the six that they played, beating West Indies by four wickets aside from a two-wicket win against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a narrow five-run win against Zimbabwe. They failed to qualify for the quarter-final however, with West Indies winning a crucial match against the UAE, before the Irish lost to Pakistan by seven wickets in what turned out to be a must-win game for them. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS

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