Offering several recommendations for better conduct of the showpiece event, MCC World Cricket Committee, the framer and copyright holder of laws of the game, said the length of the prestigious tournament must be curtailed.

"The committee recommends that the Cricket World Cup should last no longer than one month. The format of the tournament, which finished in the Caribbean last month after almost seven weeks, should be urgently reviewed with the intention of reducing the length of the next tournament, due to take place in 2011," it said in a statement issued on Monday.

In order to limit the number of one-sided matches, the panel advocated participation of fewer teams in the event.

"The number of participating nations should be reduced and the competition restructured to ensure fewer one-sided matches," it said.

Taking note of the farcical final match of the tournament played in the Caribbean, the MCC body said: "Every effort should be made to ensure that the World Cup final be played over 50 overs, even if this means going into a second or third day."