Dave Richardson has defended the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s decision not to keep reserve days for matches during the league stage of the World Cup, saying it would increase the duration of the tournament. “There is also no guarantee that the reserve day would be free from rain either. We have reserve days factored in for the knock-out stages, knowing that over the course of 45 group games, we should play the large majority,” Richardson said. “This is extremely unseasonable weather. When a match is affected by weather conditions, the venue team works closely with match officials and ground staff to ensure that we have the best possible opportunity to play cricket, even if it is a reduced-overs game.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2019 23:15 UTC