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Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor and wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist believe pay cuts are inevitable for Australian cricketers amid great financial uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier on Thursday Cricket Australia had announced their plans to lay off almost 80 per cent of staff on, putting them on 20% pay until June 30.

Australian local media reported on Saturday that Chief Executive of CA, Kevin Roberts told to Australian local media that their staff that the governing body is facing a financial crisis and will not be able to pay its bills at the end of August without layoffs.

Adam Gilchrist, who retired in 2008 after a fabulous 12 years career, said the players were next.

"Without being aware of any numbers and the financial side of it, I wouldn't be surprised if we go back a decade or two to the level of payment that players get. Even maybe further for a while," Gilchrist told ABC Grandstand on Sunday.

"It's going to get stripped back, right back. Support staff numbers have to get dragged back.

"The revenue is going to go down significantly, 50% they are banking on at the moment and that's an optimistic position, I believe. The players will take a whack."

Due to the coronavirus countries are forced to close their borders and impose lockdowns. Cricket has been called off and most of the boards are facing revenue falls due to it.

Indian Premier League the lucrative tournament of world cricket which offers big pay cheques to the players has also been postponed for an indefinite period.

"There will be haircuts, as we've seen from CA staff. Players will be next," Taylor, a former member of the CA board, said on the Nine Network.

"I also suspect that Cricket Australia and the ACA (Australian Cricketers' Association) have been working together on this. I hope they get their heads together and sort out a good solution for the near future."