Thakur part of ICC’s F&CA committee
The F&CA wing is arguably one of the most powerful decision making sub-committee of ICC as all the revenue related aspects are passed through this committee.
Published : Oct 14, 2016 22:58 IST
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has made the Board of Control for Cricket in India as president Anurag Thakur a member of its Finance & Commercial Affairs (F&CA) after the board meeting in Cape Town today.
The F&CA wing is arguably one of the most powerful decision making sub-committee of ICC as all the revenue related aspects are passed through this committee.
BCCI had also raised objections about the proposed budget for next year’s Champions Trophy and board felt that its absence in F&CA has been a reason for it.
A BCCI source who is aware of the rules said that moment Thakur was made chairman of the Development Committee of ICC, he automatically became part of F&CA committee.
“The rule states that since Anurag has been made Chairman Development Committee, he is also member of the F&CA, Executive Committee (ExCo) and Governing Committee,” the source told PTI.
While former president N Srinivasan, known for his tough stand, was the chairman of F&CA, Thakur’s presence in the powerful committees will mean that BCCI will have a bigger say in revenue related matters as well as issues in governance like the number of full member voters should be increased or not.