The ICC Board has expressed readiness to amend some of the decisions it approved at the quarterly meeting in February, especially in relation to the changes to its Constitution and Financial models.
It meets in Dubai on Wednesday.
Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Vikray Limaye had voted against the changes at the ICC Board meeting. He then wrote a letter declining the revenue model.
Raise
As a consequence, the ICC, under the chairmanship of Shashank Manohar, opened communication channels to convey to the BCCI that it was willing to raise its share by $100 million, which would take its receipts for2016-2023 from the proposed $289 million to $390 million.
Many BCCI members have tried to impress upon jt. secretary Amitabh Choudhary (BCCI’s representative at the ICC Board) to accept the ICC’s revised sum.
But he doesn’t have the leeway to look beyond the two resolutions he has been ordered to adhere to: to request the ICC to defer any discussion on the matter beyond June or vote against it.
After the BCCI office bearers agreed to shelve a resolution to enable its representative to invoke the Members Participation Agreement (MPA) and withdraw from the ICC Champions Trophy (if the ICC did not agree to keep alive the 2014 resolution that gave executive powers to the BCCI, Cricket Boards of Australia and England, and the revenue model that gave 22% share to BCCI before expenses were paid for), a handful of resolutions were proposed that did not give scope for Choudhary to take a hands-on call.
Clearly the BCCI wants to re-consider the matter after Manohar’s exit at the annual conference in June.
Ultimate aim
The BCCI’s ultimate objective is to regain its privileged position in world cricket and get a larger share.
The ICC generates a higher percentage of revenue from India than any other cricket-playing nation.
What the ICC Board members think of the whole issue will be known soon. Choudhary’s mandate is to report back to the BCCI.
