BCCI threatened ICC of a parallel world body

[sree45]

Good Job BCCI. If anyone has doubts about Indian revenue contribution to ICC.

Check this stat, The average salary of an IPL player is around $400,000 (Total salary paid by franchises/Total number of players sold). Where as the total salary budget of a BBL team is 1 million Australian Dollars.

 

[Prayas]

Isnt BCCI created there own Indian version of ICC by creating IPL which bring more money and viewership than any other ICC event

 

[livingdead]

True but we used to be the pioneers of innovation in cricketing - Much of the skills that are taken for granted in cricket today such as the reverse-swing or the dosra etc. were created here in the hot summers of South Asia; it is unfortunate that we've exchanged one ill for another ! Previously it was, as you rightly pointed out, class & race but now instead we're living by the mantra 'cricket is because of money instead of money being because of cricket' !

For starters India doesn't even generate that kinda of revenues....no one does 'cause its a symbiotic relationship; people don't turn up to watch India vs India they turn up to watch India vs Pakistan or India vs Australia etc. - You can play with your Indian National Team vs India's First Team & I'd love to see how much 'cash' that generates !

bcci's financial muscle is further enhanced by IPL which is a huge money making enterprise. BCCI retains capability to poach players from other national teams.
I dont know how much revenue each country generate(keeping IPL aside), not much a cricket buff, do you have the numbers?

 

[zip]

[quote="Armstrong, post: 5767032, member: 1anyon]So the gentlemen's sport goes down the gutter after all where money & not cricketing skill takes center stage ![/quote]
Whats problem dear ?
Nobody is restricting any cricketer to show their skills..are they ?
We have more stadiums younger cricketers to lookafter..why should a nation with 80 million people should take same revenue as nation with 1200 million people ?