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New Delhi, May 7, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) India confirmed their participation in next month’s Champions Trophy in England and Wales on Sunday, after initially delaying the announcement of their squad over a revenue sharing disagreement with cricket’s governing body.
The dispute intensified when India failed to submit a squad for the one-day international tournament by an April 25 deadline.
This was after its cricket board (BCCI) was unable to stall a new income model being adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
“The Board unanimously authorised the acting honourary secretary of the BCCI to continue negotiations with the ICC in the best interest of the BCCI, while keeping its legal options open,’’ the BCCI said after a special general meeting.
“The BCCI… unanimously decided that the Indian cricket team will participate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
“The all-India senior selection meeting will be held tomorrow, May 8, in New Delhi to pick the team.’’
At last month’s ICC meetings, the BCCI was outvoted 13-1 in its bid to halt the revised deal which considerably slashes India’s share from global events in the 2015 to 2023 cycle.
Unimpressed by the 293 million dollars forecast, down from the 570 million dollars it would have received under a 2014 arrangement, the BCCI responded by refusing to name a squad for the June 1 to June18 eight-team competition.
Acting BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary will now continue to negotiate with the world governing body to get a bigger share of ICC revenues during the next eight-year cycle. (Reuters/NAN)
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(Edited by Emmanuel Okara/Peter Ejiofor)