The Marylebone Cricket Club, or MCC, has demanded that the bilateral cricket system’s funding allocation be restructured. The World Cricket Committee (WCC) of the Marylebone Cricket Club has discussed reevaluating the way that revenue is currently distributed during tours.
They believed that the game’s economics were severely out of balance given the circumstances of the touring squad, which must make lengthy trips without receiving sufficient compensation. During their most recent meeting in Cape Town, the WCC discussed the need for the same issue to be resolved as quickly as feasible.
“The committee calls for this model to be reconsidered and for an analysis to be done on the impact of home bodies absorbing these touring team costs as a way of redistributing income and providing greater context to all future bilateral cricket matches, given the mounting evidence that this is now creating inequalities.” According to Cricbuzz, the WCC stated that this should be a component of a larger examination of the present expenses of the international game that was mandated after the previous meeting in July 2023.
The need for the home boards to split the revenue from bilateral series has been a topic of intense debate all over the world. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which already makes more money than its rivals, was not interested in the same thing.
“The committee believes that by limiting the locations in which important information can be aired during calendar times, the present FTP’s imbalance unfairly affects certain countries. In order to give countries a more balanced chance to access important dates and opponents, it would be ideal for there to be a more equal distribution of matches starting in 2028, the WCC continued.
In addition, Kumar Sangakkara, the chairman of the WCC, spoke extensively on the subject. He believed that a unified vision for the sport and improved leadership on the topic were needed at this time.
It’s time for fearless leadership and a common goal for the international game. While there are many prospects for cricket, there are also many problems. For cricket to succeed, there needs to be a deeper sense of collegiality among all stakeholders, including full members, according to Sangakkara.
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