Phil Salt Calls for Extended Duration of The Hundred Tournament
Welsh Fire captain suggests adding a week to the tournament schedule for better match spacing.
Phil Salt, captain of the Welsh Fire cricket team, expressed a preference for The Hundred tournament to be extended by one week. Salt made his comments after his team played three matches within a span of five days, indicating a desire for a longer tournament duration to possibly ease scheduling pressures and player workload.
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