By Richard Edwards

Preserving Test cricket was always high on Haroon Lorgat’s priority list during his time as CEO of the ICC. And with the future of cricket’s traditional format on a knife-edge, he has called for urgent action – and the introduction of a tax on the franchise game to breathe fresh life into the sport.
Lorgat was instrumental in introducing a Test match fund to help preserve the format’s status but it was dispensed with soon after he left office in June 2012. Now, 12 years on, he believes it’s time for franchise tournaments to pay th...