Ireland captain William Porterfield has criticised the International Cricket Council's plans to reduce the number of teams eligible to play at the next World Cup.
It has been revealed that the ICC is likely to cut the number of teams at the 2019 World Cup from 14 to 10, which could leave Ireland without a place, despite falling just short of reaching the quarter-finals in this year's tournament.
"To have a door seemingly shut in your face is frustrating," Porterfield told BBC WM. "I can't get my head round it. Not only me, but a lot of high-profile players.
"The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Mahela Jayawardene, and a lot of the commentators out in Australia for the World Cup - they have all been saying that in the cricket world.
"We seem to be the only sport looking to contract numbers. We should be looking to expand like a number of other sports are doing, like rugby and football."
The current plans mean that only eight places will be allocated according to the world rankings in 2019, leaving Ireland to compete for the two remaining spots in a qualifying competition in Bangladesh.
