StriKe Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 The ICC Board has gained the necessary votes to approve the proposed changes relating to the governance, competition and financial models of the organisation, according to a press release issued after its meeting in Singapore. Sri Lanka Cricket and the PCB were the only two Full Members to abstain from voting at this time. It was decided at the meeting that BCCI president N Srinivasan would become the ICC chairman from July this year, while CA chairman Wally Edwards would head a newly-formed Executive Committee, which will report to the ICC Board. The ECB chairman Giles Clarke will continue to be the head of the finance and Commercial Affairs Committee. "These roles will be for an initial two year transitional period to 2016 only," the ICC said. "Once this transitional period is completed, the Chair of the ICC Board will be elected from within the ICC Board with all Full Member Directors entitled to stand for election. BCCI, CA and ECB - will be represented on both sub-committees, along with two representatives of the other Full Members (who will be elected by the Board)." The financial restructuring, which will give the BCCI, ECB and CA a greater share of ICC revenue, also seemed to be passed because the participation of certain members in ICC events appeared to hinge on it. "Full Members will gain greater financial recognition based on the contribution they have made to the game, particularly in terms of finance, their ICC history and their on-field performances in the three formats," the ICC said. "This decision is the outcome of a negotiation between Members that has been required to provide long-term certainty of participation of all Members in both ICC events and bilateral series against other Members. Without that certainty, the rights for ICC events, which are to be taken to market this year, would have been significantly impacted and, by extension, so would the financial support that has driven the growth of cricket around the world. "The structure of the model will ensure that none of the Full Members will be worse off than they are at present and - if forecasts of revenue generation prove to be correct - all will be significantly better off. The agreement of the model has been an important part of a wider negotiation that will now provide long-term certainty of participation in ICC events by all of the Full Member teams." The meeting confirmed the end of the FTP in its current form, with future schedules being dependent on negotiations between boards. "There was also confirmation that all Full Members will enter into a series of contractually binding bi-lateral agreements as a matter of urgency so that they can confirm a comprehensive schedule of matches in a Future Tours Programme that will now be extended to 2023." The ICC Board also paved a clearer path for Associate nations to gain Test status. "The winner of the next ICC Intercontinental Cup will be entitled to take part in a play-off against the bottom-ranked Full Member and, if successful, obtain Test status," the ICC said. "This complements the pathways that are already in place for any Member to be able to qualify for the major events in ODI and T20I cricket." The ICC confirmed that the proposed World Test Championship would be scrapped and replaced with the Champions Trophy in 2017 and 2021 to strengthen their commercial property. "It proved impossible to come up with a format for a four-team finals event in Test cricket that fits the culture of Test cricket and preserves the integrity of the format," its release said. "The most recent ICC Champions Trophy event proved to be very popular with supporters around the world and the future events will build on this success. "With the ICC Champions Trophy alongside the ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC World Twenty20 and the formats and venues already confirmed for all of these events the ICC has a really attractive package for 2015-23 to take to the market." At the same time, the governing body announced the introduction of a Test Cricket Fund "to help ensure all of the Test playing teams will be able to sustain a home programme of Test cricket through to 2023." "The fund will be available to all of the Test playing Members except the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia (CA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)." ICC president Alan Isaac said: "The Board has made some significant decisions today which provide us with long-term certainty in relation to the future governance, competition and financial models of the ICC. There were eight Full Members who were in a position to support the resolution today and the two [sLC, PCB] who abstained have pledged to further discuss the issues with an aim to reaching unanimous approval over the coming weeks."
StriKe Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 The ICC Board today approved a comprehensive resolution relating to the governance, competition and financial models of the ICC at a meeting in Singapore. The key elements of the resolution are as follows: Protecting Test cricket A Test Cricket Fund will be introduced to help ensure all of the Test playing teams will be able to sustain a home programme of Test cricket through to 2023. The fund will be available to all of the Test playing Members except the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Australia (CA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). There was also confirmation that all Full Members will enter into a series of contractually binding bi-lateral agreements as a matter of urgency so that they can confirm a comprehensive schedule of matches in a Future Tours Programme that will now be extended to 2023. Breaking the glass ceiling Associate Members now have a clear pathway to playing Test cricket. The winner of the next ICC Intercontinental Cup will be entitled to take part in a play-off against the bottom-ranked Full Member and, if successful, obtain Test status. This complements the pathways that are already in place for any Member to be able to qualify for the major events in ODI and T20I cricket. A certain and attractive package of ICC major events The World Test Championship will be replaced with an ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 and 2021. It proved impossible to come up with a format for a four-team finals event in Test cricket that fits the culture of Test cricket and preserves the integrity of the format. The most recent ICC Champions Trophy event proved to be very popular with supporters around the world and the future events will build on this success. It’s also an event that any ICC Member (including the top Associate Members) can aspire to qualifying for by improving their performances in ODI cricket. With the ICC Champions Trophy alongside the ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC World Twenty20 and the formats and venues already confirmed for all of these events the ICC has a really attractive package for 2015-23 to take to the market. A new financial model for Full Members Full Members will gain greater financial recognition based on the contribution they have made to the game, particularly in terms of finance, their ICC history and their on-field performances in the three formats. This decision is the outcome of a negotiation between Members that has been required to provide long-term certainty of participation of all Members in both ICC events and bilateral series against other Members. Without that certainty, the rights for ICC events, which are to be taken to market this year, would have been significantly impacted and, by extension, so would the financial support that has driven the growth of cricket around the world. The structure of the model will ensure that none of the Full Members will be worse off than they are at present and - if forecasts of revenue generation prove to be correct – all will be significantly better off. The agreement of the model has been an important part of a wider negotiation that will now provide long-term certainty of participation in ICC events by all of the Full Member teams. Enhanced support for the leading Associate Members Funds that will be directly distributed to Associate and Affiliate Members (AMs) will continue to grow, building on a dramatic increase in the previous cycle (2007-15) if revenue targets are achieved. There is also a commitment to continue to support tournaments for all of the AMs and a range of centralised services. The planning process for the next cycle can now begin in earnest and, as part of this, there will be a review – in partnership with the AMs and their representatives – of the appropriate scope of services and tournaments and the suitability of the current scorecard distribution model of the funds. N.Srinivasan from BCCI to Chair the ICC Board from mid-2014 The ICC Board will continue to be the primary decision-making body. From the start of July this year, the ICC Chairman will be N.Srinivasan from the BCCI. A new Executive Committee will be formed to report into the Board. The initial Chair of this Executive Committee (ExCo) will be Wally Edwards from Cricket Australia while the Chair of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) will continue to be Giles Clarke from the ECB. These roles will be for an initial two year transitional period to 2016 only. Once this transitional period is completed, the Chair of the ICC Board will be elected from within the ICC Board with all Full Member Directors entitled to stand for election. BCCI, CA and ECB - will be represented on both sub-committees, along with two representatives of the other Full Members (who will be elected by the Board). Several of these decisions still now need to be considered and adopted by the ICC’s Full Council. The relevant resolutions will now be drafted through the appropriate committees, including the Governance Committee and the Board before being submitted for approval to Full Council. A set of proposals was initially developed by the respective Chairs of BCCI, CA and ECB – N.Srinivasan, Wally Edwards and Giles Clarke before being presented to a meeting of the Full Members on 9 January. These proposals were then discussed, negotiated and modified at two subsequent ICC Board meetings. A resolution was put to a vote today and supported by the required majority of the ICC Board, including eight Full Members. Two of the Full Members – Pakistan Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket - abstained in the vote as they felt they needed more time to discuss the amended resolution with their respective Boards. ICC President Alan Isaac said: “The Board has made some significant decisions today which provide us with long-term certainty in relation to the future governance, competition and financial models of the ICC. “This decision comes after extensive discussions between Members that I helped initiate and were given impetus through a position paper presented by the BCCI, Cricket Australia and ECB in early January. “Since this time a set of resolutions have been drafted, negotiated and modified – based on a set of principles agreed by the ICC Board on 28 January – and finalized at the meeting today. There were eight Full Members who were in a position to support the resolution today and the two who abstained have pledged to further discuss the issues with an aim to reaching unanimous approval over the coming weeks.” ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “We now have clear direction from the Board and it is our job to implement the approved resolution.”
StriKe Posted February 8, 2014 Author Posted February 8, 2014 ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo 3m Winner of the next ICC Intercontinental Cup will play the bottom-ranked Test side in a play-off. Victory will give them Test status.
Iconoclast Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 South Africa's biggest choke ever ! What a bunch of punks. Proud that the PCB and Lanka stood together against this till the end.
velu Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 South Africa's biggest choke ever ! What a bunch of punks. Proud that the PCB and Lanka stood together against this till the end. delusion level = expert .. :giggle: pak was ready to sign if BCCI signed some deal in paper and pcb published it .. csa got what they want and PCB has lots whatever they got.. translated this tamil phrase in google , " vada pochea":giggle:
CG Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Honestly the way icc was operating it was not doing anything spectacular .It has always bowed to india and now its official .
Zap_Brannigan Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 delusion level = expert .. :giggle: pak was ready to sign if BCCI signed some deal in paper and pcb published it .. csa got what they want and PCB has lots whatever they got.. translated this tamil phrase in google , " vada pochea":giggle: Dont sweat it. He wont acknowledge that fact. He has a habit of picking and choosing what he thinks PCB is doing. Good of the game!!:haha::haha::haha: Both PCB and SL are just angry that their free gravy train is going to reduce a bit.
Zap_Brannigan Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Honestly the way icc was operating it was not doing anything spectacular .It has always bowed to india and now its official . The major difference is that up until now BCCI had to grease half the boards to get something they wanted like not making DRS mandatory. This meant useless tours to SL. Now they have to grease only 2 other boards.
randomGuy Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Many of these countries (not pak) have higher gdp per capita than india, and india generates 80% of icc revenue these countries should ask their governments to help out their cricket boards
Iconoclast Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Dont sweat it. He wont acknowledge that fact. He has a habit of picking and choosing what he thinks PCB is doing. Good of the game!!:haha::haha::haha: Both PCB and SL are just angry that their free gravy train is going to reduce a bit. PCB and SL will earn more money not less under the new arrangement ... as will all non-associate members. Its not about the money it is about the principle of giving undue power to three specific boards one of which has already shown itself to behave unethically.
velu Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 PCB will always get money when they need it by fining their own players :giggle: no more pak players in IPL even in dreams
BeautifulGame Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 PCB and SL will earn more money not less under the new arrangement ... as will all non-associate members. Its not about the money it is about the principle of giving undue power to three specific boards one of which has already shown itself to behave unethically. Inept PCB don't even bother playing their domestic players regularly and they stand for associates :lmao:
Iconoclast Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 PCB will always get money when they need it by fining their own players :giggle: no more pak players in IPL even in dreams Thats great ... IPL has turned India into a team that gets thrashed by number 8 :haha:
Switchblade Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Najam Sethi @najamsethi Shockingly bad tactics by PCB leading to passing of pro-Big 3 resolution in ICC meeting today and isolation of Pakistan in minority of 2.
velu Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Thats great ... IPL has turned India into a team that gets thrashed by number 8 :haha: still better than losing tests to Zimbabwe :giggle: maybe NZ are giving their 200% so that they ll get picked for IPL and we just dont care
velu Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Najam Sethi @najamsethi Shockingly bad tactics by PCB leading to passing of pro-Big 3 resolution in ICC meeting today and isolation of Pakistan in minority of 2. expect monthly pcb - slc series :giggle:
Switchblade Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 still better than losing tests to Zimbabwe :giggle: maybe NZ are giving their 200% so that they ll get picked for IPL and we just dont care Nathan Mcullum said that IPL was in the back of their minds but well to me our team performance matters overseas tour performance has been disappointing
Iconoclast Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Najam Sethi @najamsethi Shockingly bad tactics by PCB leading to passing of pro-Big 3 resolution in ICC meeting today and isolation of Pakistan in minority of 2. Not the PCB fault that South Africa choked again last minute ... they should have held their ground especially considering how the BCCI humiliated them over Haroon Lorgat.
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