Cricket fans wouldn't fight in a fountain. They be too busy dressed up as nuns or super Mario and dancing about. Just sayn
I've watched all the group games so far. I'm a lot older than you so have more evidence, if you want to call it that, to go on and my opinion is based on what I've seen over the years. I find older fans in general feel the same way.
Maybe we just host the world cup every three months. No one would give a rats ass, but they'll make more money. I'd rather things like world cup, Olympics, etc be once a decade. Make it special. Even four years seems too frequent.
Some players have a 2-3yr peak so you see players missing out already. Top players could be at their peak for a decade but still miss out, Gazza is a great example.