Now BCCI chasing Giles Clarke

MUMBAI: The BCCI administrators are trying every way to get the share of ICC revenue increased.

It is learnt the Board bigwigs are in ‘regular’ touch with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Giles Clarke not just get a hike in the revenue model but also review issues in the ICC proposed governance model. On both issues, BCCI was outvoted at the ICC Board meeting in Dubai in April.

The decision to approach Clarke seems to be a clear move to convince ICC chairman Shashank Manohar. Clarke, the ECB president, is a close confidant of Manohar.

Clarke was also part of the ICC working group that recommended the new financial and governance models.

CLOSE TO MANOHAR

The ECB chief was one of the key figures to apparently convince Manohar to stay on as ICC chairman — first till the ICC Board meeting and now for his full term till June 2018. In March, Manohar decided to step down from the post citing “personal reasons”. Sources have indicated that BCCI’s move to schedule the West Indies tour (5 ODIs, 1 T20) immediately after the ICC Champions Trophy is also a ploy as the West Indies Cricket Board chief Dave Cameron is also close to Manohar.

The BCCI has one last chance to push their point in the revenue and administrative issues when the new revenue models are formally adopted at the ICC’s Annual General Meeting in London in June.

The BCCI’s general body has given acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary full power to negotiate the best deal with the ICC.