DUBAI, UAE, April 29 (ANA) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday concluded five days of Board and Committee meetings in Dubai with a number of decisions passed, including a revised financial model.
In addition, agreement on a new constitution to be put before the ICC Full Council was also reached.
With a Board meeting, Chief Executives’ Committee, Development Committee, Audit Committee, Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee and Women’s Committee and Forum, it was a full week of meetings.
Following the decision in February 2017 to reverse the 2014 resolutions, a revised financial model was presented to the Board and passed.
Based on current forecasted revenues and costs, BCCI will receive $293-m across the eight-year cycle, ECB $143-m, Zimbabwe Cricket $94m and the remaining seven Full Members $132m each. Associate Members will receive funding of $280-m.
Under the revised version that will be presented at the Annual Conference and in an effort to support existing Full Members, the potential for reclassification of Full Membership was removed.
The Board acknowledged the need to sustain and grow the number of members competing at the top level.
ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar said: “I am confident we can provide a strong foundation for the sport to grow and improve globally in the future through the adoption of the revised financial model and governance structure.”
In other decisions there was debate on bringing more context to international bilateral cricket is ongoing with the matter discussed at the Chief Executives’ Committee and in an additional workshop.
The ICC Board noted the collective will to resolve the current calendar congestion in order to bring a clear framework to all three formats.
The ICC Board has considered an update following the ICC delegation to the PSL final in Lahore as part of its commitment to support the return of international bilateral cricket to Pakistan as long as it is safe for players, officials, media and fans.
The feasibility of further matches in Pakistan involving a World XI is now being considered from a security and budget perspective.
The eight top-ranked ODI teams competing in the second edition of the Women’s Championship commencing later this year, will be required to play a fixed set of three ODI fixtures against each of the other teams.
The Women’s Committee has also recommended that any additional matches played (up to five) should be T20 Internationals in recognition of the role the format can play in the growth of the game.
It was agreed that a separate rankings system for Women’s ODI and T20 cricket be developed with the latter being fully inclusive of all international teams playing that format.
It was agreed that DRS can be used in women’s televised bilateral ODIs if host Member boards choose to do so. – African News Agency (ANA)
