In a long piece by Tim Wigmore, Canada barely merits a mention- perhaps a reflection of how far Canadian cricket has fallen on the world stage but still worth a read by Canadian cricket fans though..

“All the welcome exposure gained during the World Cup and World T20 Qualifiers could not detract from the uncertainties facing Associate nations. Despite previous assurances, it was telling that revising the planned contraction of the World Cup was not even formally discussed at subsequent ICC board meetings. The will of the Big Three seemed all the more myopic in a year in which rugby union, a sport with a similar colonial footprint to cricket, considered expanding the size of future World Cups from 20 to 24 sides.

Funding was an equally big gripe. The funding increase from between the 2007-2015 period and 2015- 2023 represents an increase of only about $10 million in real terms, and sources believe that a sizeable number of Associates and Affiliates could be worse off. ”
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