In a survey by the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), 56 per cent doubted the International Cricket Council's (ICC) ability to govern the game or organise World Cups.

A staggering 89 per cent of international players rated the recent World Cup in the Caribbean as average or worse.

FICA chief executive Tim May said: "There has been growing dissatisfaction regarding the governance of our game."

He added: "An independent review will determine what is the best and most applicable structure for cricket's international governing body.

"We strongly believe that the present structure...is outdated and not in the best interests of the game."

FICA's World Cup survey showed 64 per cent of players believe the same tournament structure -- four groups of four, followed by Super 8s -- should be retained for the next World Cup.

But 87 per cent felt the competition was too long, with the survey concluding that "The death of Bob Woolmer, the early exit of India and Pakistan, the long and laborious Super 8s, the lack of exciting matches, the rain-affected final, the unfortunate umpire/referee error at the final, and the long periods that players had at their disposal between matches all affected the players opinion."

May says the ICC should take the blame for the organisational problems and the controversy surrounding Darrell Hair, its anti-doping policy and Zimbabwe.

The governing body appears has acted swiftly on the former Australia star's criticism of its committees, which used to be made up of nominated representatives from each Test-playing country and leading Associate Member countries.