Botham: Too much T20

The ICC World Twenty20 starts in the West Indies at the end of April, just nine months after the conclusion of the previous tournament in England.

On top of global tournaments, each country has their own individual fixtures, causing even more congestion in the international calendar.

Botham fears for the future of the format and thinks overkill could ultimately be destructive, telling BBC Five Live: "We had one (tournament) in June in England, now there is another one in the Caribbean - it's greed.

"If you keep watching your favourite film every night it soon becomes your least favourite film. So watch out - they will kill the goose that lays the golden egg."

He added: "Twenty20 has got a place to play, but I think it should be played once every four years internationally.

"I think you should play as a franchise and at county level because it generates a lot of money and brings youngsters through the turnstiles.

"But we've got too much international cricket - then why play 2020 internationals - just keep it as a special, once every four years World Cup."