WI need to form alliance with teams of similar rank

Sun, Dec 22, '13 by TONY BECCA

Two of cricket's big names, Wally Edwards, chairman of Cricket Australia, and N. Srinivasan, president of India's Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), met in Singapore recently and among other things, discussed the possibility of the International Cricket Council (ICC) changing its revenue distribution policy with Srinivasan wanting it to reflect India's presence in the game.

The present policy calls for an equal split of ICC revenue among its full members, but the BCCI, instigated by Srinivasan, wants this changed to one which would better reflect India's contribution to the game.

Srinivasan, who is also a member of the ICC governance committee and owner of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, is supported by the BCCI's secretary, Sanjay Patel, who has said that the change was put before the ICC last year, that it was legitimate and that it was being discussed.