Known for his straight talking, the two-time World Cup winner put forth his point in presence of CoA chief Vinod Rai and BCCI CEO Rahul Johri.
India have stretched their lead over South Africa from four to 13 points after gaining four points to reach an aggregate of 125 while South Africa have lost five points and slipped to 112.
Sachin Tendulkar believes having two new balls, one from each end every 80 overs, is the way forward in Test cricket.
Currently, international match fees paid to cricketers from different Test nations vary wildly, with the sport's so-called "Big Three" — India, England and Australia — far ahead of the rest.
Alastair Cook isn’t the greatest English batsman of all-time neither a good enough contender to make it to an all-time England Test XI. It’s debatable if he ever enjoyed a superstar status.
“Misbah bhai did so well for so long and he really built the side up, a side that had some great success and was very stable. So it will be a real challenge to follow on from that," said Sarfraz Ahmed
Unlike the sport's other major players, Afghanistan was never a colony of the British Empire.
No longer rank minnows, Asghar Stanikzai's Afghanistan are up for consideration following their victories over Ireland in the Intercontinental Cup in March.
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland also said the tournaments will not affect Indian Premier League (IPL) in any way.
While New South Wales wicketkeeper Peter Nevill keeps wickets in Tests and T20 Internationals for Australia, Matthew Wade takes up the duties in the 50-over format.