Cricket Australia (CA) has conceded it has an "unsustainable" cost base after cutting operational and financial support for indoor cricket and leaving the sport to manage itself.

CA told indoor cricket officials around the country this week it would no longer support the sport after a handover period in the latest round of cost-cutting from head office.

CA started running indoor cricket in 2009 and acquired the sport's participation numbers at the same time.

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As of last year that figure stood at close to 100,000.

This week CA said the decision was made due to cost-cutting measures and the need to free up operational resources.

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