PCB’s Request to the ICC for Revenue Share Model
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has implored the International Cricket Council (ICC) to re-examine its new revenue share model during their meeting. Greg Barclay, the ICC Chairman, and Geoff Allardice, the General Manager, recently visited Karachi and PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has expressed his doubts about the revenue model. According to this new model, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be receiving the majority of the share at 38.5%, followed by England (6.89%), Australia (6.25%) and Pakistan (5.75%).
PCB’s Expectations for a Greater Share
The PCB is expecting a greater share and has criticized the ICC for giving preference to BCCI. Pakistan is currently ranked second in ODI and many of its cricketers are in the Top 10 of ICC Rankings in white-ball formats, hence PCB believes they deserve more than what is being offered.
PCB’s Refusal to Accept the New Model
Sethi has threatened that the PCB will not accept the new revenue-sharing model unless its share is increased in the upcoming five-year cycle. The PCB chief argued that the revenue model was unjustified, since England and Australia get to play India in bilateral series.
Conclusion
The PCB has requested the ICC to reconsider its new revenue share model and has expressed its dissatisfaction with the current model. PCB believes that it deserves more than what is being offered and has threatened to not accept the new model unless its share is increased.