International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman David Morgan said here Thursday that, for all its problems, "world cricket has probably never been healthier."
And the Welshman added five-day Tests had nothing to fear from the growing popularity of Twenty20, the shortest form of major international cricket.
Pakistan, one of cricket's leading nations, has become something of a global pariah amongst the rest of the sport, with neighbours India on Thursday the latest side to cancel a tour there because of security concerns.
That followed Australia's refusal to go to Pakistan in March and the ICC's postponement of the eight-nation Champions Trophy the Asian nation was due to host in September.
Meanwhile worries remain over the fitness of Zimbabwe, thrashed 5-0 last month in a one-day series by Sri Lanka, for international cricket.
The troubled African side appear no nearer a return to Test matches since it withdrew from the five-day game more than four years ago because of a collapse in playing standards.
Several senior Zimbabwe players had been lost at the time following acrimonious allegations of racism and financial mismanagement, with the state of Zimbabwe Cricket's books an ongoing sore point for many within the game.
And fellow strugglers Bangladesh's record - they have now lost 50 out of their 57 Tests to set aside against one win, over Zimbabwe - is a concern too.
But Morgan, who was speaking after receiving his Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal at a Buckingham Palace ceremony, said: "I think world cricket has probably never been
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