Cricket doesn’t afford adequate protections for unpaid players, say lawyers

In many ways, these are heady days for cricket. A return to the Olympics in LA in 2028 promises to take a sport with pockets of fervent support to new audiences; The Hundred has shown the game’s appeal to deep-pocketed investors ; and the recent series between England and India delivered thrills and spills in the way only Test cricket can.

Yet beneath the surface serious governance concerns persist, from the vast disparity in revenue and influence wielded by a small coterie of nations to the financial solvency of many of the white-ball leagues that have popped up around the world – and the apparent unwillingness of the game’s powers to offer the players who populate them adequate protections.

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