Cricket has been accused of “complete greed and overkill” over a bizarre piece of scheduling following the World Cup final.
Cricket superpowers India and Australia will play a pointless five-match T20 series that starts just four days after their World Cup showdown in Ahmedabad.
That comes after a ponderous seven-week World Cup tournament during a year in which the two teams have been constant opponents.
They have played a four-match test series, the world test final and two ODI series. And Australia also had the high-profile, draining Ashes series against England.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan led the criticism, saying on social media: “It doesn’t sit right with me.