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Icc Of The Icc Constitution And Structure Essay

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In early 2014, an ICC meeting was held in Singapore to discuss possible revisions to the ICC constitution and structure. The main matter to be discussed was the potential formation of a “big three”, which would completely overhaul cricket’s governance and finances. Eight out of the ten full ICC members voted in favor of the changes, which would give greater authority and autonomy to England, Australia and India, with only two nations Pakistan and Sri Lanka abstaining from the vote. This meeting led to the formation of the “big three” in international cricket. Originally, member nations would receive equal distribution of the money generated from world tournaments and television deals. Now, however, India, Australia, and England would gain a larger piece of the aggregate revenue and smaller countries would be victims to drastic budget cuts. Furthermore, a new executive committee will be formed with five members to discuss pertinent ICC financial and competition matters, with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Cricket Australia (CA) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) all guaranteed a permanent place in the committee. The ICC which claims to promote and protect equality and fairness in cricket, is clearly working against its ideals when it passed this resolution to form the “big three”. Now the power balance has shifted and smaller countries are now weaker because of this new deal. India, Australia and England now have an oligopoly on international cricket,

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