ICC already slashed BCCI's share by 30-40% and I believe if by any chance ICC tries to dictate terms on IPL then its not going to sit well with the BCCI. What if BCCI feel threaten and decided to retaliate by ignoring ICC tournament. If it happens then all major brands also going to pull out, the best ICC could do is ban BCCI but we all know what would happen after that.
What you have posted is definitely true, but I don't think that it will be very ethical from the part of the BCCI to do so. They are receiving billions of USD from the IPL, and there is no justification to ask for a larger share from the ICC funds as well. Those funds should be evenly distributed (i.e equal amounts for all the test nations and a significant portion should go to the associate nations). There will be damage for the ICC if India pulls out of the ICC tournaments. But financial loss will be there for the BCCI as well.
Let's say ICC gives nod to another structural reforms on revenue model and every one is entitled (Test playing nation) to receive equal amount of money. for example $120 Million each.
Ireland's population = 5 million Revenue contribution = 0.00001%
India's population = 1.35 Billion Revenue contribution = More than 70%
Does that look logical at all? I don't buy this argument of "Equal amount" anymore. BCCI contribute 70%-80% of revenue and after collapse of BIG-3 model they gets 20%-28% of amount back, if you reduce BCCI share now then it would turn into modern version of colonisation in cricket. Where everyone sucking out resources from only one cricketing nation. BTW BCCI is only reason ICC is able to subsidise every associate nation atm and you really want to kill the golden goose?
Exactly the point! I have seen a lot of people criticizing how BCCI earns so much while other boards have to sustain with so little, the truth is BCCI helps ICC earns so much which is why it gets more, and if you compare the contribution it gives, it still isn't getting the equitable share.
What you have posted is definitely true, but I don't think that it will be very ethical from the part of the BCCI to do so. They are receiving billions of USD from the IPL, and there is no justification to ask for a larger share from the ICC funds as well. Those funds should be evenly distributed (i.e equal amounts for all the test nations and a significant portion should go to the associate nations). There will be damage for the ICC if India pulls out of the ICC tournaments. But financial loss will be there for the BCCI as well.
ICC knows exactly whats the financial worth of every board they talk with them accordingly. ICC and BCCI both goes hand in hand, since its ICC who stops cricket for two months for IPL. If India want more share from ICC then ICC need more cricket and new countries joining in. Its best in interest of Big 3 that new countries wont join the cricket eco system.
The problem is adding any country to the cricketing ecosystem isn't an easy task, reasons are
1. Cricket is not an individual sport which means if a player in any country no matter how fond he is of cricket wants to play at the international level, he just can't without the help of his cricket board
2. Let's say he is from some American country and joins team America, he will never be able to play at that level of cricket where the legends play therefore won't be able to improve up to that level.
3. Let's say if ICC keeps matches of Associate nations with Cricketing giants, they are not going to get much revenue, so matches would be non-profitable in longer-term making the whole point of cricketing business useless.