(04-28-2017, 12:56 AM)McLovin Wrote:  

(04-27-2017, 09:57 PM)mugatiya Wrote:  Who is jumping ship? Lots of countries organise their own multi-team tournaments. If the BCCI invites them boards are not going to reject the offers because of the Moola it will generate for them. Beside this is actually the status quo at the moment ..boards organising bi-lateral and maybe a tri-nations etc..

BCCI certainly needs to take the deal for the larger interest - and I think they will do that too because who is currently leading them and all the issues they have domesticaly with Lodha etc.

If they were to do that they would pretty much be jumping ship from ICC to BCCI wouldn't it. As the voting shows other boards no longer trust BCCI after the Big 3 fiasco and all the empty promises they have made over the years.

(05-04-2017, 02:03 AM)mugatiya Wrote:  

(04-28-2017, 12:56 AM)McLovin Wrote:  If they were to do that they would pretty much be jumping ship from ICC to BCCI wouldn't it. As the voting shows other boards no longer trust BCCI after the Big 3 fiasco and all the empty promises they have made over the years.

Well I don't see it as jumping any ship unless the ICC says they will ban anyone who plays in BCCI organised tournaments. ICC will never do that because of the backlash it will cause with the players.

Quote:"There has been more than enough negativity surrounding Team India's participation in the ICC Champions Trophy and the sooner the same is put to rest the better," the CoA told BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, in an email sent on Thursday.

"You are aware that the squad representing India at the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 was to be submitted by 25th April 2017 but the squad has not even been selected as yet. Please convene a meeting of the selection committee for selecting the squad immediately. The squad can then be submitted to the ICC without prejudice to BCCI's legal rights."

A segment of the BCCI, unhappy with the cut in its revenue from the ICC, wants to revoke the Members Participation Agreement (MPA), which would mean India missing every ICC tournament in the current rights cycle starting form the 2017 Champions Trophy to the 2023 World Cup.

"The BCCI appears to have lost sight of the fact that it attained a pre-eminent position in the ICC not by a combative approach but by building consensus and ensuring a positive image, including by helping other cricket boards in their time of need."

The CoA also warned the BCCI that any "drastic steps" taken at the SGM could lead to the Supreme Court getting involved in the matter.

Quote:The Champions Trophy will feature its defending champions, after the BCCI unanimously decided on Sunday that India will play in England. The squad for the tournament, which India won in 2013 also in England, will be named on Monday, May 8.

"The BCCI SGM unanimously decided that the Indian cricket team will participate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy" the board's statement said.

"I told them, whenever you take an action think three steps ahead," CoA chairman Vinod Rai told ESPNcricinfo. "What if the ICC had not bothered about the BCCI notice, what would you have done? Withdraw your team? You think the nation would permit you to withdraw your team? "I told them India would be in danger of not playing any international cricket for eight years."

ESPNcricinfo learned that former BCCI president N Srinivasan, who joined the SGM via a video call, was in favour of sending the notice, though he was against India pulling out of the Champions Trophy. BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry was also reportedly in favour of the notice being sent.

However, Niranjan Shah of the Saurashtra Cricket Association, Rajeev Shukla of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association, and Apte were opposed to the move. They said the BCCI could not negotiate after sending the notice. One of the members at the SGM said Srinivasan said the BCCI was not using its clout at the ICC. However, Amitabh Choudhary, who was in Dubai last month, said he felt the BCCI did not enjoy the same clout it once did.

Quote:BCCI on weak legal ground

Documents HT have accessed suggest BCCI is on weak legal ground. Late in April, the advice of Herbert Smith Freehills, a law firm headquartered in London, was sought about BCCI’s rights under Members Participation Agreement (MPA), exercising which the BCCI hawks have threatened to pull out of ICC events like Champions Trophy.

It has said BCCI has limited options to prevent ICC from amending the 2014 constitution (that gave India a larger share in revenue and governance). At best, BCCI can approach the MPA Dispute Resolution Committee for damages.

If the law firm’s assessment is correct, then confrontation will only lead to more embarrassment.