‘Big Three’ Set To Lose Grip As ICC Proposes New Revenue Sharing Model

Feb 5, 2017 at 10:47 PM

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‘Big Three’ Set To Lose Grip As ICC Proposes New Revenue Sharing Model

The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has failed to stop the International Cricket Council (ICC) from reversing the 2014 decision which created a shift of power in the hand of India, England and Australia. The Indian board could not defer the vote as the ICC ‘agreed in principle’ in a three-day board meeting that concluded in Dubai on Saturday. The decision had put the ‘Big Three’ in control of the game’s finances and administration.

BCCI, represented by Vikram Limaye, voted against the new proposal and sought to defer the vote on the proposal until the next meeting in April, saying his body had had insufficient time to evaluate it. Limaye, a financial executive by profession, is currently serving as one of the four administrators named by Supreme Court of India on Monday to take care of BCCI’s administrative workload.

Former BCCI president and the current chairman of the ICC Shashank Manohar, who played a big role in enabling the power shift, felt that the 2014 decision allowed the three major countries to bully the ICC while announcing the reforms.

“Today was an important step forward for the future of the ICC and cricket around the world,” the ICC’s Indian chairman Shashank Manohar said in a statement.

The proposed step will bring a new revenue model distribution model which is expected to be fair to all the nations.

 

“I want the ICC to be reasonable and fair in our approach to all 105 members, and the revised constitution and financial model does that,” he added.

“There are still details to work through and concerns to be addressed, but the principle of change is agreed and not for debate,” said the 59-year-old lawyer, who led the working group which prepared a new constitution.

 

There were other important developments also which took place in the three meeting. The ICC has proposed a nine-team Test league, a 13-team one-day league and advocated a regional qualification process for the World Twenty20. It is also considering a giving Test status to associate nations Ireland and Afghanistan, a highly welcomed decision.

The chief executive committee also agreed to extend the Decision Review System (DRS) to World Twenty20 matches and proposed to amend its anti-corruption code which would permit authorities to use cell phone data extraction equipment.

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