Keane’s tenure at Cricket Ireland began in March having succeeded Warren Deutrom after he resigned after 19 years in the role.

The 53-year-old was previously chief executive of Swim Ireland and was also the first female president of the Irish Olympic Federation.

Keane said the “affordability” of playing Test cricket is a “huge issue” facing Irish cricket given the cost of playing the format.

Additionally, Ireland does not have a first-class competition (an inter-provincial tournament was last played in 2019) to support Test cricket.

Keane would like key figures at the ICC and other national boards to appreciate the specific circumstances that members like Ireland will face in the future.

“A big part now, over the next few months, is where we fit into that broader vision for the ICC and that broader global vision for cricket in the next five to 10 years,” he added.

“Hopefully in the next stage there will be more type of individual concentration with the full members around their individual challenges, because they vary.

“They vary enormously and probably what those ranked highest have in terms of challenges will be different from others.

“I think there’s an element of: Are some of the larger nations understanding the challenges of the smaller nations?”