The head of Committee of Administrators (COA) Vinod Rai expressed his confidence that the Board of Control for Cricket in India has reached consensus after almost all the top cricket board chiefs have come to India in the last two weeks to discuss the proposed revenue model of International Cricket Council.
While Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hasan Papon's visit was known but the COA chief's information made it clear that BCCI has quietly worked about its proposal with various cricket boards.
"In the last two weeks, the head of Cricket Australia David Peever, Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat, head of Zimbabwe Cricket Tavengwa Mukuhlani, SLC's Thilanga Sumathipala, WICB's Dave Cameron and Singapore (since they are part of Working Group) Cricket board's head Imran Khawaja have all come to India to discuss the revenue model," COA head Vinod Rai said.
Rai said that they have also met ICC chairman Shashank Manohar. The only person who couldn’t make it was England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke.
Asked about confident he is about getting all cricket boards on same page, Rai said, "I am very confident as we have proposed a formula that will be acceptable to everyone. It is a win-win situation where Indian Cricket Board will not lose out on anything and every other board will benefit from the model. In the last two weeks, discussions with every board head, who has come to India has been fruitful."
Rai however said that he is not concerned about who exactly will be BCCI representative at the ICC.
"Look we had asked for Supreme Court directions on eligibility of BCCI representative. Now there is an SGM of BCCI on 18th of this month and whatever the decision is will be taken there. It's their internal meeting and we will not interfere at all. Also no one from COA will be present at that meeting. I myself will again be out of the country on that particular date," Rai said.
