Australia’s Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins has suggested a specific window for Test so that players don’t have to choose between franchise leagues and international cricket. Cummins admitted that for some countries, franchise cricket is more appealing. While advocating for specific windows for Tests like the Indian Premier League (IPL), Cummins made a false claim that no other cricket takes place in Australia from November to January.
“Franchise cricket for some countries is more lucrative, more appealing than international cricket. If I went and played franchise cricket, I could probably be away for a half or a third of the amount we are for Australia,” Cummins said at the MCC World Cricket Connects 2024 at Lord’s.
“In Australia, Test cricket is from November to January, and basically, no other cricket is going to get in the way of us playing Test cricket then. If we can have specific windows for IPL, but then also Test windows, that makes the decision-making for the players a lot easier,” he added.