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Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days.<\/b><\/p>\n
His second-placed side won at Birmingham Phoenix<\/a> on Saturday afternoon and defeated Southern Brave<\/a> in Cardiff on Monday evening, before losing to Manchester Super Giants<\/a> on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n “It’s been a little bit hectic the last few days,” Salt told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n “Birmingham, back to Cardiff, up here. It’s a lot to be honest with you in five days and managing bodies through.<\/p>\n “From a player’s point of view I’d like this competition to be probably a week longer.”<\/p>\n The Hundred group stage takes place over 23 days with teams playing eight games in that period.<\/p>\n In comparison, Indian Premier League sides each play 14 group games in a 56-day period, while in last season’s men’s Big Bash League in Australia teams played 10 group games each in a 36-day window.<\/p>\n Since its introduction in 2021, The Hundred has further complicated a packed English summer schedule, with the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) continuing to raise concerns about the impact on player welfare.<\/p>\n