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How the ICC rushed to plunder BCCI's treasures, much like the tale of Ali Baba and Cassim

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An Indian point of view on recent ICC changes, have to post this after the retarded Cricinfo report which was posted by a very happy and jubilant Pakistani.

"Make no mistake, loot was what it was, this ICC Dubai meeting where member nations voted at hyper-drive speed to deprive BCCI of 34 percent – according to one calculation – of its share. A conservative estimate reveals that this loss would amount to each and every state association in India being deprived of at least Rs 100 crore.

The big joke is the ICC stating that the basis for the new financial model was developed based on "equity, good conscience, common sense and simplicity" among others. They probably forgot to add that Indians were idiotic and incapable of learning from history. Just as they had once lost an entire nation and its wealth to stealth and through Mir Jaffars, this time also the ICC could ensure the Indian board’s treasures were carved up and BCCI was brought to heel.

Lest anybody has any romantic idea of how the ICC functions, it would be prudent to point out that when India had a 100 percent chance of bagging the hosting rights for the 1996 World Cup, erstwhile ICC Chairman Colin Cowdrey of England refused to put to vote the issue of hosting of the 1996 World Cup until the hosting of the 1999 edition was handed over to England! So much for "equity, good conscience, common sense and simplicity".

 

In fact, over the past two decades England and Australia have been smarting that their veto powers in ICC were smashed by a strident, forward-thinking BCCI.

Now, with the turmoil within BCCI having weakened the Indian board’s decision-taking ability, the ICC moved in for the kill and presented it with a fait accompli. Additionally, it structured the revamp in such a manner that India would be boxed into a corner even if it attempts to ply away other nations by dangling prospects of bi-lateral series.

Here, mention must be made that India, along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the southern hemisphere nations of Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Zimbabwe, have a domestic cricket season stretching from the month of October to March. Thus, these are the most sought after months for international cricket. England’s season on the other hand runs from mid-April to early September while the West Indies have a split season in the first half of the year.

India realised that it could make big money with a regular home series during the October to March months and therefore scheduled Tests, ODIs and T20 series for the 2016-17 season. Promptly various series were scheduled against New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia.

These are huge money spinners and the Board is apparently keen on ensuring that its future annual home season is packed with plenty of such matches. However, ICC’s Test championship and its proposed format will play havoc with these plans. Of course India can host a few bilateral series; but just not as many as it would like.

Crucially, teams would be docked points if they failed to play each other. This clause could be used to minimise BCCI’s space to host bilateral series, for the points could be crucial for contesting Test Championship finals as well as entry to World Cup events, which are financially very lucrative to smaller countries.

Another proposal, of action against bad pitches, is loaded as well. Indian venues could be docked for providing spinning tracks but overseas pitches with excessive grass or abnormal bounce could get away. The whole concept sounds way too subjective for comfort.

But the most contentious of all is the ICC refusing to defer the vote for change to April. A postponement would have allowed India’s COA to settle down, get a grasp of the issue and plan strategies. Instead the ICC pushed through with the vote despite BCCI COA Vikram Limaye’s plea. This betrayed their nervousness at having to later confront an enlightened, empowered, and networked Board and the apprehension of what it could do to protect its interests.

Post the vote, which went 7-2 in favour of slicing away a large chunk of India’s share and distributing it among themselves, the ICC says the deed is done and dusted. Any nation was welcome to suggest tweaking of the decisions prior to the April meeting before the June-end meeting effectively ratified it.

However, this timeline minimises BCCI’s options. By the time the London meeting takes place in June, the Champions Trophy 2017 in England would have been completed and BCCI would not be able to utilise their participation in it as a bargaining chip.

Limaye, who now has firsthand knowledge of the desperate hurry with which the ICC wants to ram changes down an embattled BCCI’s throat, must goad the COA to do all it can to ring fence BCCI’s interests from modern-day Cassims – even if that calls for a boycott of this year’s Champions Trophy. Will the COA bite the bullet in the eternal interests of Indian cricket? Wait and watch.

 

http://www.firstpost.com/sports/how-the-icc-rushed-to-plunder-bccis-treasures-much-like-the-tale-of-ali-baba-and-cassim-3268260.html

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I am wondering if a PIL can be filed against this denial of natural justice /imposed tearing hurry to pass such unreasonable resolution by us cricket lovers , If BCCI fails to confront ( which is more likely) ?

 

 

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11 hours ago, MultiB48 said:

there is a reason why india is so poor

Yup, there is always has been and there will always will be a Ghar Ka Bhedi in India. Through out the thousands of years in Indian history we can find such Anti-Nationals in India who have had catastrophic impact on India. Shashank Manohar is one of such people and fulfilling his duty of backstabbing his own country.

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1 hour ago, King Tendulkar said:

The panic here is amazing 

 

I guarantee in a few years these threads predicting financial demise of bcci will be laughed at

 

There is no doubt BCCI will rise again. The current leakage of Indiw generated revenues, however,  needs a more forceful fight from India.

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11 minutes ago, kosingh said:

 

There is no doubt BCCI will rise again. The current leakage of Indiw generated revenues, however,  needs a more forceful fight from India.

Don't think we will go down to have to rise . Icf worrying about nothing . Will always be loaded and miles more money then others 

 

we are super powerful. Nice if we used our super power and super wealth to help the poor . See it as charity chaps lol

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We literally throwing a few more coins at the starving beggars as we drive by in our Bentley . But cruel icf wants no money thrown at poverty stricken beggars :phehe:

 

throwing a few coins at the beggars won't stop us having the bentleys and mansions . And it won't mean the beggars will suddenly have cars and houses . Just maybe they can get a good hot meal every day 

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No answered my question 

 

big 3 rushed through a while back bigger and more dominant revenue shares . Now this being taken back to make it a bit fairer 

 

why other 2 in England and Australia whose revenue wil also be cut not crying like us ?

 

Englands share being cut by 1% and Australia keeps it share.India's share being cut by 30 to 50%.

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8 minutes ago, MultiB48 said:

"India would play a leading role in the ICC and the reasons are well known. India is more or less responsible for 68 to 72 percent of the ICC's gross revenue but unfortunately so far we were getting three to four percent of it."

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/750861.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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357 off 869 =41%, so contributing 72-68% of the revenue and getting back 41% , so losing around 41% of ind share.

 

 

If they can get close to 430, 440, I think that would be fair and acceptable.  

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