SportVeteran cricketer Kumar Sangakkara has called for Test cricket to introduce a minimum match fee for all countries to stop young players ditching the long-form for lucrative Twenty20 leagues. "There are various things that have been discussed, about parity of pay, especially when it comes to match fees for Test cricket. "The top countries are being paid a certain Test match fee -- shouldn't that be reflected all throughout the Test-playing countries?" The MCC world cricket committee last month endorsed calls for wage reform at its annual meeting. "We need to understand what Test cricket means to players and what it is to fans," he said.

Source: Sunday Times February 07, 2018 09:59 UTC