ICC News: Restructuring the ICC, BCCI Influence & more
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ICC news : BCCI indulged in 'gamesmanship' during ICC restructure - David Richardson | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo
"The reality is although there's been a lot of talk about change, it is the people who were having the most influence of the ICC board in the past that will still have the most influence going forward," Richardson said. "It is a clash of ideologies essentially; there are people who think the ICC should be a more independent body and others think it should remain a members' body.
"More than anything this has been a wake-up to other countries who have sat back and let things happen, having no real say at meetings.
"There were people attending meetings, sometimes seemingly sleeping at them, not participating, not contributing.
"When that happens there is going to be a power vacuum and people who have the authority are going to take control."
The bold is second big world cricket executive following AUS Wally Edwards to speak this crap. That is the ICC job, its supposed be an independent that governs world cricket - that how pretty much every successful international sporting organisation is run on planet earth.
"The reality is although there's been a lot of talk about change, it is the people who were having the most influence of the ICC board in the past that will still have the most influence going forward," Richardson said. "It is a clash of ideologies essentially; there are people who think the ICC should be a more independent body and others think it should remain a members' body.
"More than anything this has been a wake-up to other countries who have sat back and let things happen, having no real say at meetings.
"There were people attending meetings, sometimes seemingly sleeping at them, not participating, not contributing.
"When that happens there is going to be a power vacuum and people who have the authority are going to take control."
The bold is second big world cricket executive following AUS Wally Edwards to speak this crap. That is the ICC job, its supposed be an independent that governs world cricket - that how pretty much every successful international sporting organisation is run on planet earth.
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Outgoing ACA boss publicly stating stuff about Cricket Australia leadership role & their unnecessary compromising towards the BCCI
What do you see as the biggest issue facing Australian cricket as you leave the Australian Cricketers Association?
Outcomes will always come back to the quality of governance and leadership. Australian cricket, to its credit, has taken some significant strides in this area, however I still think there is a way to go. For all the positives, and there are many, I still believe CA is a follower rather than a leader in the international game. I'd love to see CA address this because I think there are good people involved at the top level, yet many decisions are compromised by their desire not to upset the Indian board.
How do you perceive the leadership at Cricket Australia and where CA is taking the game? Is the focus on the right areas?
Domestically, CA is by and large doing a good job. Revenues continue to grow on the back of increased attendances, TV ratings, sponsorships etc, and this has allowed CA to invest back into the game. Players have been major beneficiaries of this growth. The high performance area of cricket has had an excellent last 12 months and we have all been buoyed by this. There is still a lot of work to be done in grassroots cricket, but I'm pleased that CA has recognised this and is working on improving it.
As I've said, internationally, I see CA as a follower rather than a leader. Why do they allow themselves to be compromised? It's because they don't want to risk the money that comes from India. At times they are too financially focused rather than driven by principles.
What was the most disappointing incident or issue during your tenure as ACA chief executive?
I can't split two issues. The Andrew Symonds-Harbhajan Singh incident was handled disgracefully, in my view. Players and the integrity of the game were sacrificed in the interests of pacifying the BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] on the back of a threat that they would withdraw the Indian team from the tour which would in turn cost CA millions of dollars. CA's decision not to call the BCCI's bluff was the catalyst for where world cricket sees itself today. It also severely impacted Andrew Symonds' life and therefore career. It still saddens me that such a brilliant cricketer was cut down in his prime.
The other issue was the recent takeover of the game by the "big three" boards of CA, ECB [England and Wales Cricket Board] and BCCI. Despite the attempts various administrators have made to justify this, the simple facts are that these three boards used their power to take a greater share of ICC revenues (in particular the BCCI is taking a significantly bigger share) even though they are by far the wealthiest already. The gap between the “big three” countries and the rest will get bigger in every way and I can't for the life of me see how that can be good for cricket.
If a Symonds-Harbhajan incident happened again, do you believe it would be handled differently than it was then?
Sadly, no. I think CA has shown all too often that it will succumb to the threats of the BCCI and every time they do this the BCCI gets stronger.
Outgoing ACA boss publicly stating stuff about Cricket Australia leadership role & their unnecessary compromising towards the BCCI
What do you see as the biggest issue facing Australian cricket as you leave the Australian Cricketers Association?
Outcomes will always come back to the quality of governance and leadership. Australian cricket, to its credit, has taken some significant strides in this area, however I still think there is a way to go. For all the positives, and there are many, I still believe CA is a follower rather than a leader in the international game. I'd love to see CA address this because I think there are good people involved at the top level, yet many decisions are compromised by their desire not to upset the Indian board.
How do you perceive the leadership at Cricket Australia and where CA is taking the game? Is the focus on the right areas?
Domestically, CA is by and large doing a good job. Revenues continue to grow on the back of increased attendances, TV ratings, sponsorships etc, and this has allowed CA to invest back into the game. Players have been major beneficiaries of this growth. The high performance area of cricket has had an excellent last 12 months and we have all been buoyed by this. There is still a lot of work to be done in grassroots cricket, but I'm pleased that CA has recognised this and is working on improving it.
As I've said, internationally, I see CA as a follower rather than a leader. Why do they allow themselves to be compromised? It's because they don't want to risk the money that comes from India. At times they are too financially focused rather than driven by principles.
What was the most disappointing incident or issue during your tenure as ACA chief executive?
I can't split two issues. The Andrew Symonds-Harbhajan Singh incident was handled disgracefully, in my view. Players and the integrity of the game were sacrificed in the interests of pacifying the BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] on the back of a threat that they would withdraw the Indian team from the tour which would in turn cost CA millions of dollars. CA's decision not to call the BCCI's bluff was the catalyst for where world cricket sees itself today. It also severely impacted Andrew Symonds' life and therefore career. It still saddens me that such a brilliant cricketer was cut down in his prime.
The other issue was the recent takeover of the game by the "big three" boards of CA, ECB [England and Wales Cricket Board] and BCCI. Despite the attempts various administrators have made to justify this, the simple facts are that these three boards used their power to take a greater share of ICC revenues (in particular the BCCI is taking a significantly bigger share) even though they are by far the wealthiest already. The gap between the “big three” countries and the rest will get bigger in every way and I can't for the life of me see how that can be good for cricket.
If a Symonds-Harbhajan incident happened again, do you believe it would be handled differently than it was then?
Sadly, no. I think CA has shown all too often that it will succumb to the threats of the BCCI and every time they do this the BCCI gets stronger.
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Sadly this is the truth. Sometimes I think of a cricketing world without a demonic all conquering greedy BCCI, is this the perfect world where peace, equality and fairness reigns?
The truth is that the ECB and CA are more greedy than the BCCI hence there decision to sleep in bed with the BCCI. International cricket has been dealt a serious blow with regards to nations outside of the big 3. Even though South Africa are by all means the strongest team they will never play as much tests as the big 3 and even if SL, Pak or WI conjure up a world beating side they will never be able to break into the ranks of the top 3 due to the stance taken by the unholy trinity!
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Yes no doubt ECB/CA greed is just as bad as BCCI, so the blame is not solely with BCCI. They really should have stood up to BCCI & called their bluff to see if they really would have seceded from the world cricket community.
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ACC news : ACC in line for downsizing | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo
Ha well they could have fooled me, i never knew these so called "regional ICC Bodies/associations" such as Africa, Europe, North and South America and Asia-Pacific had any power/influence or was even functional. Cricket boards clearly have always all the power. So in the context of cricket history, this isn't a issue.
Ha well they could have fooled me, i never knew these so called "regional ICC Bodies/associations" such as Africa, Europe, North and South America and Asia-Pacific had any power/influence or was even functional. Cricket boards clearly have always all the power. So in the context of cricket history, this isn't a issue.
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Nice article. Have always said this, BCCI is messing up its own India team equally as they r doing to world cricket in general...
Nice article. Have always said this, BCCI is messing up its own India team equally as they r doing to world cricket in general...
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ICC news : Andrew Strauss fears for Test cricket | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo
All true...
"Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, and an increasingly influential voice in cricket administration, has issued dire warnings about the survival of Test cricket, predicting that Twenty20 could dominate the landscape within 20 years.
Strauss, who since his retirement has been appointed to the cricket committees of the ICC and MCC as well as sitting on the Middlesex management board, lays part of the blame for Test cricket's potential ills on the restructuring of the ICC.
The deal, which if TV rights deals come to fruition could bring India a ten-fold increase in income, with England and Australia also benefiting financially, will in Strauss' view condemn Test cricket to a growing number of mismatches which will quicken its decline.
Strauss' pessimistic view - particularly notable as it comes from one of the game's avowed traditionalists - comes in an updated paperback edition of his autobiography, Driving Ambition which is published today.
"India can argue that they bring the most money into the game, and thus deserve more out of the precious ICC broadcasting rights, but skewing the distribution of the three boards that are already the most financially secure can only create a situation in which the rich get richer and the poor poorer," Strauss writes.
"With only ten teams playing Test cricket and four of those already struggling to stay competitive, the risk of the game degenerating to the extent that the result of many Test series is a foregone conclusion is both high and real."
Strauss paints a bleak picture of the Test game in which he built his reputation, leading England in 50 of his 100 Tests and gaining a reputation as one of the finest man managers in England's history.
"I have to admit that I become more and more concerned about the plight of Test cricket every year," Strauss admits. "Watching a Test match between the West Indies and New Zealand in an empty stadium with no more than a handful of spectators in attendance sends out warning signals. Seeing that the viewing figures for a county Twenty20 game rival those for a Test match adds to the growing perception that Test cricket is in crisis.
"Part of the new ICC restructure provides a Test fund so that some of the smaller nations can play each other in Test series even though they aren't financially viable. While I definitely welcome this news, I can't help feeling that we have already reached the tipping point as far as Test cricket is concerned.
"The teams will keep playing each other over the next eight years, but aside from iconic series like the Ashes or England v India, I fear that the game is slowly going to fizzle out as a mainstream attraction, especially away from the 'big three' nations.
"It is too late to turn the tide, especially with the glitz and glamour of Twenty20 cricket managing to gain more and more traction every year."
Strauss predicts a future in which the ICC is powerless to prevent control moving towards the T20 franchises. His warning comes in a week when Australia have conceded that their T20 side against Pakistan could be potentially weakened by absentees in the Champions League - another sign of the creeping power shift between club and country.
"It is not a huge stretch of the imagination to see a situation in which most players will be contracted to franchises and play the majority of their cricket in the Twenty20 format," Strauss concludes. "It will not happen for a while , as the international boards will do everything in their power to prevent it, but market forces are likely to win the battle in the long term. In twenty years, the game of cricket will look very different."
Driving Ambition: Andrew Strauss (Hodder & Stoughton) £8.99
All true...
"Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, and an increasingly influential voice in cricket administration, has issued dire warnings about the survival of Test cricket, predicting that Twenty20 could dominate the landscape within 20 years.
Strauss, who since his retirement has been appointed to the cricket committees of the ICC and MCC as well as sitting on the Middlesex management board, lays part of the blame for Test cricket's potential ills on the restructuring of the ICC.
The deal, which if TV rights deals come to fruition could bring India a ten-fold increase in income, with England and Australia also benefiting financially, will in Strauss' view condemn Test cricket to a growing number of mismatches which will quicken its decline.
Strauss' pessimistic view - particularly notable as it comes from one of the game's avowed traditionalists - comes in an updated paperback edition of his autobiography, Driving Ambition which is published today.
"India can argue that they bring the most money into the game, and thus deserve more out of the precious ICC broadcasting rights, but skewing the distribution of the three boards that are already the most financially secure can only create a situation in which the rich get richer and the poor poorer," Strauss writes.
"With only ten teams playing Test cricket and four of those already struggling to stay competitive, the risk of the game degenerating to the extent that the result of many Test series is a foregone conclusion is both high and real."
Strauss paints a bleak picture of the Test game in which he built his reputation, leading England in 50 of his 100 Tests and gaining a reputation as one of the finest man managers in England's history.
"I have to admit that I become more and more concerned about the plight of Test cricket every year," Strauss admits. "Watching a Test match between the West Indies and New Zealand in an empty stadium with no more than a handful of spectators in attendance sends out warning signals. Seeing that the viewing figures for a county Twenty20 game rival those for a Test match adds to the growing perception that Test cricket is in crisis.
"Part of the new ICC restructure provides a Test fund so that some of the smaller nations can play each other in Test series even though they aren't financially viable. While I definitely welcome this news, I can't help feeling that we have already reached the tipping point as far as Test cricket is concerned.
"The teams will keep playing each other over the next eight years, but aside from iconic series like the Ashes or England v India, I fear that the game is slowly going to fizzle out as a mainstream attraction, especially away from the 'big three' nations.
"It is too late to turn the tide, especially with the glitz and glamour of Twenty20 cricket managing to gain more and more traction every year."
Strauss predicts a future in which the ICC is powerless to prevent control moving towards the T20 franchises. His warning comes in a week when Australia have conceded that their T20 side against Pakistan could be potentially weakened by absentees in the Champions League - another sign of the creeping power shift between club and country.
"It is not a huge stretch of the imagination to see a situation in which most players will be contracted to franchises and play the majority of their cricket in the Twenty20 format," Strauss concludes. "It will not happen for a while , as the international boards will do everything in their power to prevent it, but market forces are likely to win the battle in the long term. In twenty years, the game of cricket will look very different."
Driving Ambition: Andrew Strauss (Hodder & Stoughton) £8.99
T20 is not going to overtake Tests period. Yes T20 will have a lot of viewers, because even those who understand the game at the most casual of levels will tune in to hit a few sixes being hit.
However the real followers, while they will enjoy T20 sure, but they will never ever think of T20 as the prime format. Its just insane to think so.
The T20 crowds are not an accurate representation of cricket's popularity, as they sort of oversell it, and nor are the low viewer figures in tests, which undersell it.
The trouble with tests is that there is no Tournament, that exists. Tests exist purely on a bilateral level, without a real larger picture. Yes the ICC rankings do try and fill this gap, but they have enough issues of their own.
However where a series matters, the crowds always come. So have tournaments in tests that matter. A bilateral series here and a bilateral series there is not going to fire up anyone's imagination and bring viewers to the ground.
Think of ODIs, in pointless ODIs or random bilateral ones, the viewership is relatively high sure, but not all matches are sell out affairs. However in a World Cup, the viewership numbers are enormous and can match up to most global events.
The trouble with test viewership is not the format, but the structure. There has a to be a larger picture, a larger target. The ICC Test Ranking is the best we have right now, lets face it, it ain't no World Cup. It has enough issues of its own to really fire up people to treat it as the definitive thing or goal in tests. Tests need better structuring, a bilateral series here and another there, this make it up as you go along is a poor structure.
The format is safe and better than ever. T20 is the best thing to happen to tests, as to anyone who understands the game, now knows how much tougher playing at Test level is in comparison to just hitting sixes in T20s.
The need is not to reinvent tests, and dumb it down to attract new viewers. The need is to structure the calender better, so the present fans, which are huge btw, turn up to the grounds.
However the real followers, while they will enjoy T20 sure, but they will never ever think of T20 as the prime format. Its just insane to think so.
The T20 crowds are not an accurate representation of cricket's popularity, as they sort of oversell it, and nor are the low viewer figures in tests, which undersell it.
The trouble with tests is that there is no Tournament, that exists. Tests exist purely on a bilateral level, without a real larger picture. Yes the ICC rankings do try and fill this gap, but they have enough issues of their own.
However where a series matters, the crowds always come. So have tournaments in tests that matter. A bilateral series here and a bilateral series there is not going to fire up anyone's imagination and bring viewers to the ground.
Think of ODIs, in pointless ODIs or random bilateral ones, the viewership is relatively high sure, but not all matches are sell out affairs. However in a World Cup, the viewership numbers are enormous and can match up to most global events.
The trouble with test viewership is not the format, but the structure. There has a to be a larger picture, a larger target. The ICC Test Ranking is the best we have right now, lets face it, it ain't no World Cup. It has enough issues of its own to really fire up people to treat it as the definitive thing or goal in tests. Tests need better structuring, a bilateral series here and another there, this make it up as you go along is a poor structure.
The format is safe and better than ever. T20 is the best thing to happen to tests, as to anyone who understands the game, now knows how much tougher playing at Test level is in comparison to just hitting sixes in T20s.
The need is not to reinvent tests, and dumb it down to attract new viewers. The need is to structure the calender better, so the present fans, which are huge btw, turn up to the grounds.
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ICC announces cricket’s biggest-ever global broadcast agreement with Star India and Star Middle East - ICC Cricket
ICC announces cricket’s biggest-ever global broadcast agreement with Star India and Star Middle East
ICC Chairman Mr N. Srinivasan: “We are delighted that our partnership with the Star group has extended to the next cycle of ICC Events”
Competitive sales process saw two rounds of bidding; package of rights includes two ICC Cricket World Cups.
“This commitment for the next eight years will ensure greater stability for ICC Members as well as increased funding for developing and established countries”
Competitive sales process saw two rounds of bidding; package of rights includes two ICC Cricket World Cups
VNR of the IBC meeting can be downloaded for editorial use at ICC Media Zone
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced cricket’s biggest-ever global broadcast partnership by jointly awarding its audio-visual rights for ICC Events from 2015 to 2023 to Star India and Star Middle East.
The decision was made by the ICC Business Corporation (IBC) Board, ICC’s commercial arm, during a meeting at the ICC headquarters in Dubai on Sunday. The decision followed a robust tender, bidding and evaluation process, which started in July 2014. During the process, which involved two rounds of bidding, the ICC received 17 competitive bids from various broadcasters across different territories for its audio-visual rights.
While the final value of the rights fee agreed will not be disclosed, it is significantly in excess of the ICC’s previous commercial deals.
The current cycle has seen ESPN Star Sports hold the audio-visual rights until the contract expires at the end of next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Included in the new eight-year period are 18 ICC tournaments*, including two ICC Cricket World Cups (2019 and 2023), two ICC Champions Trophy tournaments (2017 and 2021) and two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments (2016 and 2020).
Commenting on the decision to name Star India and Star Middle East as its successful bidders, ICC Chairman Mr N. Srinivasan said: “We are delighted that our partnership with the Star group has extended to the next cycle of ICC Events. This illustrates the strong relationship we have built in the current cycle and the value we have delivered since 2007.
“Star has an outstanding reputation as a sports broadcaster and has played an integral role in promoting and growing the game by taking coverage of ICC Events to a truly global and record-breaking audience, and we look forward to this continuing for another eight years.
“This commitment for the next eight years will ensure greater stability for ICC Members as well as increased funding for developing and established countries. Emerging nations will have access to the largest funding resource in the history of the game and the Board has fully endorsed this framework as the best means of safeguarding the future of the sport.
“The level of investment committed by Star shows that the game is stronger than ever before and hopefully with this financial stability for the next eight years, we can implement plans to strengthen and grow the game further, making it an even bigger and better global game.”
Mr Giles Clarke, Chairman of IBC’s Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee, said: “This innovative and exciting partnership will underpin the long-term financial health of the global game and provide real stability for all our Members. It will help the ICC and our Members to grow participation in areas such as the women’s game where there have been great strides made as well as supporting the emerging nations. This deal benefits all ICC Members and will allow them to improve their competitiveness and public interest in a targeted and sustainable way.
“This is a momentous day for world cricket which highlights the great commercial attractiveness of our sport and the ever increasing levels of interest in our outstanding world-class events.
“The partnership will also guarantee increased promotion and marketing of the game in key markets across the globe.”
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “This agreement guarantees more money for all our Members, thereby underpinning the growth and development of the game.
“Star has been an excellent partner for the ICC during the current rights cycle, promoting and supporting ICC Events and cricket in general in the sub-continent, and I am pleased that we now have a chance to build on that success over the next eight years on a global level.”
Mr Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, said: “We are delighted and honoured to extend our partnership with ICC. This is a tribute to Star's commitment and ICC's trust in our ability to take the great game of cricket to the next level. Star will constantly attempt to reinvent the viewer experience to make cricket bigger and bigger.”
About Star India:
Star India is one of India’s largest media and entertainment companies and is a fully owned subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, INC.
The Star group has defined India’s broadcast media over two decades and today broadcasts more than forty channels in seven languages, reaching more than 650 million viewers every week across India and around 100 other countries.
About Star Middle East:
Star Middle East is a wholly owned subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, INC. in the Middle East. It distributes 13 satellite cable television channels in the Middle East and Africa.
ICC Events 2015-2023
*The following ICC Events are included in the audio-visual rights packages:
ICC major global events:
ICC World Twenty20 2016 - India
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 - England and Wales
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - England and Wales
ICC World Twenty20 2020 - Australia
ICC Champions Trophy 2021 - India
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India
ICC qualifying events:
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 - Ireland and Scotland
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Bangladesh
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2019 – TBC
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2022 - Zimbabwe
Other ICC events:
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 - Bangladesh
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 - England and Wales
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 - New Zealand
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 - West Indies
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 - South Africa
ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 - New Zealand
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 - West Indies
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2022 - South Africa
The agreement with Star India and Star Middle East does not include host broadcast production rights, which the ICC has decided to reserve along with a host of other rights. The sales process for ICC’s reserved rights will be announced in due course.
The meeting of the IBC Board was attended by the following:
ICC Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan
ICC President Mustafa Kamal
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson
Australia Wally Edwards
Bangladesh Nazmul Hassan
England Giles Clarke
India Narayanaswami Srinivasan
New Zealand David White*
Pakistan Shaharyar Khan
South Africa Chris Nenzani
Sri Lanka Jayantha Dharmadasa
West Indies Dave Cameron
Zimbabwe Wilson Manase
Associate Member Director (Bermuda) Neil Speight
Associate Member Director (Namibia) Francois Erasmus
Associate Member Director (Singapore) Imran Khawaja
*Alternate to Greg Barclay
ICC announces cricket’s biggest-ever global broadcast agreement with Star India and Star Middle East
ICC Chairman Mr N. Srinivasan: “We are delighted that our partnership with the Star group has extended to the next cycle of ICC Events”
Competitive sales process saw two rounds of bidding; package of rights includes two ICC Cricket World Cups.
“This commitment for the next eight years will ensure greater stability for ICC Members as well as increased funding for developing and established countries”
Competitive sales process saw two rounds of bidding; package of rights includes two ICC Cricket World Cups
VNR of the IBC meeting can be downloaded for editorial use at ICC Media Zone
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced cricket’s biggest-ever global broadcast partnership by jointly awarding its audio-visual rights for ICC Events from 2015 to 2023 to Star India and Star Middle East.
The decision was made by the ICC Business Corporation (IBC) Board, ICC’s commercial arm, during a meeting at the ICC headquarters in Dubai on Sunday. The decision followed a robust tender, bidding and evaluation process, which started in July 2014. During the process, which involved two rounds of bidding, the ICC received 17 competitive bids from various broadcasters across different territories for its audio-visual rights.
While the final value of the rights fee agreed will not be disclosed, it is significantly in excess of the ICC’s previous commercial deals.
The current cycle has seen ESPN Star Sports hold the audio-visual rights until the contract expires at the end of next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Included in the new eight-year period are 18 ICC tournaments*, including two ICC Cricket World Cups (2019 and 2023), two ICC Champions Trophy tournaments (2017 and 2021) and two ICC World Twenty20 tournaments (2016 and 2020).
Commenting on the decision to name Star India and Star Middle East as its successful bidders, ICC Chairman Mr N. Srinivasan said: “We are delighted that our partnership with the Star group has extended to the next cycle of ICC Events. This illustrates the strong relationship we have built in the current cycle and the value we have delivered since 2007.
“Star has an outstanding reputation as a sports broadcaster and has played an integral role in promoting and growing the game by taking coverage of ICC Events to a truly global and record-breaking audience, and we look forward to this continuing for another eight years.
“This commitment for the next eight years will ensure greater stability for ICC Members as well as increased funding for developing and established countries. Emerging nations will have access to the largest funding resource in the history of the game and the Board has fully endorsed this framework as the best means of safeguarding the future of the sport.
“The level of investment committed by Star shows that the game is stronger than ever before and hopefully with this financial stability for the next eight years, we can implement plans to strengthen and grow the game further, making it an even bigger and better global game.”
Mr Giles Clarke, Chairman of IBC’s Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee, said: “This innovative and exciting partnership will underpin the long-term financial health of the global game and provide real stability for all our Members. It will help the ICC and our Members to grow participation in areas such as the women’s game where there have been great strides made as well as supporting the emerging nations. This deal benefits all ICC Members and will allow them to improve their competitiveness and public interest in a targeted and sustainable way.
“This is a momentous day for world cricket which highlights the great commercial attractiveness of our sport and the ever increasing levels of interest in our outstanding world-class events.
“The partnership will also guarantee increased promotion and marketing of the game in key markets across the globe.”
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “This agreement guarantees more money for all our Members, thereby underpinning the growth and development of the game.
“Star has been an excellent partner for the ICC during the current rights cycle, promoting and supporting ICC Events and cricket in general in the sub-continent, and I am pleased that we now have a chance to build on that success over the next eight years on a global level.”
Mr Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India, said: “We are delighted and honoured to extend our partnership with ICC. This is a tribute to Star's commitment and ICC's trust in our ability to take the great game of cricket to the next level. Star will constantly attempt to reinvent the viewer experience to make cricket bigger and bigger.”
About Star India:
Star India is one of India’s largest media and entertainment companies and is a fully owned subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, INC.
The Star group has defined India’s broadcast media over two decades and today broadcasts more than forty channels in seven languages, reaching more than 650 million viewers every week across India and around 100 other countries.
About Star Middle East:
Star Middle East is a wholly owned subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, INC. in the Middle East. It distributes 13 satellite cable television channels in the Middle East and Africa.
ICC Events 2015-2023
*The following ICC Events are included in the audio-visual rights packages:
ICC major global events:
ICC World Twenty20 2016 - India
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 - England and Wales
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - England and Wales
ICC World Twenty20 2020 - Australia
ICC Champions Trophy 2021 - India
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India
ICC qualifying events:
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 - Ireland and Scotland
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 - Bangladesh
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2019 – TBC
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2022 - Zimbabwe
Other ICC events:
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 - Bangladesh
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 - England and Wales
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018 - New Zealand
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 - West Indies
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 - South Africa
ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 - New Zealand
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 - West Indies
ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2022 - South Africa
The agreement with Star India and Star Middle East does not include host broadcast production rights, which the ICC has decided to reserve along with a host of other rights. The sales process for ICC’s reserved rights will be announced in due course.
The meeting of the IBC Board was attended by the following:
ICC Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan
ICC President Mustafa Kamal
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson
Australia Wally Edwards
Bangladesh Nazmul Hassan
England Giles Clarke
India Narayanaswami Srinivasan
New Zealand David White*
Pakistan Shaharyar Khan
South Africa Chris Nenzani
Sri Lanka Jayantha Dharmadasa
West Indies Dave Cameron
Zimbabwe Wilson Manase
Associate Member Director (Bermuda) Neil Speight
Associate Member Director (Namibia) Francois Erasmus
Associate Member Director (Singapore) Imran Khawaja
*Alternate to Greg Barclay
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Interesitng to see them bring back the Champions trophy, the format used for that will be key. As well know also, no world test championship which means cricket premier format has no championship & we have to judge the best team in the world based on a faulty ranking system.
Also no clarification if the "Big 3" lead by BCCI will be taking extra responsibility to see that all bilateral tours are financially structured in a coherent home/away basis.
Also no clarification if the "Big 3" lead by BCCI will be taking extra responsibility to see that all bilateral tours are financially structured in a coherent home/away basis.
I think after CT13 itself they had made the decision that CT was here to stay, and the CT in Eng will not be the last. As for a test championship, well its not really a viable commercial option, right now anyway. The best they can really do is to have a year end three test series, between the top 4 sides of the ICC Test table.
By three test series I mean have a 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 SF with the winners facing off in the final. The host nation can be rotated on a yearly basis. Have the SFs kick off simultaneously and a 5 day gap for the final. Of course one will have to decide what happens in case of rain or draws.
At the very least it will have some competition like structure and a trophy to list at the end. Winning the Mace this way, will feel much more like winning a big competition, infact feel totally like winning a big competition and thus will be much more treasured. The way its done now, doesn't really give that feeling.
About some of the competitions -
ICC Champions Trophy 2021 - India
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India
Will these hosted by India alone? not Ind, SL and B'desh?
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I agree that it is a good idea for the same three nations to host every ICC tournament for the next ten years, and to not allow the other seven test nations plus nearby associates the money that comes from hosting big ICC tournaments.
...what I'm saying is why couldn't they host a couple of group games in the England and Wales 2019 CWC in Edinburgh, Dublin and Amsterdam? That would help cricket in those countries, since people like to see big international sporting events played in their countries even if they don't normally care for the sport.
...what I'm saying is why couldn't they host a couple of group games in the England and Wales 2019 CWC in Edinburgh, Dublin and Amsterdam? That would help cricket in those countries, since people like to see big international sporting events played in their countries even if they don't normally care for the sport.
