N Srinivasan keen on discussing revenue sharing implementations with BCCI

The former President of the Indian cricket Board, N Srinivasan, is clearly not pleased with the new revenue sharing model implemented by the International Cricket Council. Earlier, the majority of the revenues was shared by the ‘big three’ boards of India, Australia, and England. This revenue sharing model where the ‘big three’ dominated the shares was a brainchild of N Srinivasan.

The agenda behind this was clear – the countries yielding maximum profits should get maximum shares of revenues. However, in the recent times, the other country members started complaining about the same. Hence, the ICC, under Shashank Manohar vouched for an equal distribution of share among all the member bodies. Earlier, the BCCI was at loggerheads with the ICC regarding the same as they stood firm ground on retaining the big three formula.

They had even threatened to pull out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. But, in the most recent ICC meeting, the Indian board finally agreed to the new revenue sharing model. Moreover, the ICC also promised a compensation amount to be given to India. N Srinivasan is surely not very pleased with the BCCI accepting the new model.

In the recent meeting between the BCCI officials and the CoA in Mumbai, several issues of Indian cricket were discussed. Srinivasan was at the meeting too, as the head of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. As per the reports in Hindustan Times, a source noted that Srinivasan mentioned that he wishes to discuss the revenue sharing model but is keeping quiet for the right moment.

Discuss with SGM, not CoA

He is keen on discussing the topic in front of the SGM and not the CoA. “When the CoA brought up the topic of the BCCI finally agreeing to the revised ICC revenue, Srinivasan made it clear that he has a few things to say, which he will in the SGM and not in front of the CoA,” a source quoted.