Former India batsman VVS Laxman has warned cricket risks losing more players to "faster burnout" in the modern game.

Jonathan Trott was arguably the most surprising member of the England team to return home from last winter's Ashes tour to Australia, leaving after the first Test in November due to a stress-related illness.

Trott later revealed the "emotional and mental reasons" for his exit, stating in a BBC interview that "the batteries on those two categories were running low", though he is now in the England Lions squad set for January's tour to South Africa, paving the way for a full return.

However, Laxman, who played for India between 1996 and 2012 and amassed nearly 9,000 runs in 134 Tests, insisted the underlying issues were yet to be resolved.

The ex-Lancashire man was speaking at the second edition of the Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Lecture, organised in honour of the former Oxford University and Sussex batsman, who lost sight in his right eye but went on to become India's youngest Test captain aged 21.

Laxman said: "There must be a compromise reached on this issue.

"The modern day cricketer faces the threat of a faster burnout.

"At any given point, international cricket of some type is being played in some corner of the world. For the cricketer it is not possible to concentrate with the same intensity at all times.

"When concentration wavers, so does performance. Fitness levels may have improved but so have demands.

"It is no surprise that one of the big challenges of modern day cricketer is being consistent. It is a vicious cycle that sometimes impacts an individual's capabilities.

"The cricket that is being played at all times, in all formats, must not become one-dimensional and predictable to the extent that it begins to drive spectators away. There is no joy in performing to empty galleries."