On Sunday, the BCCI has decided to bid for three ICC events – including two World Cups in shorter formats – during the next eight-year tournament cycle that will be commencing from 2024. The decision was taken at BCCI’s Emergent Apex Council meeting, held virtually. It has been learned that BCCI will bid for one Champions Trophy, a T20 World Cup, and a 50-over World Cup in the cycle of ICC events.
Describing the same as per the quotes in PTI, a senior BCCI official said, “Yes, we would be bidding for the 2025 Champions Trophy along with 2028 T20 World Cup and the 2031 50-over World Cup. The Apex Council has agreed on this, in principle.”
Recently the ICC had announced that they will be reviving the Champions Trophy during the next FTP cycle and accordingly India has decided to bid for it.
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The BCCI official also explained, “The Champions Trophy is a short tournament but is an immensely popular one. It was only fair that after the 2023 World Cup in India, we bid for the 2025 Champions Trophy. India should be in a position to host a global event every two to three years and hence we are bidding for three events.”
On the other hand, BCCI will also be forming a 10-member panel for Ranji Trophy compensation and they will also decide on the modalities of compensation for the domestic players due to the cancellation of the Ranji Trophy, last season.
Explaining the same, the BCCI official said, “It has been decided that a 10-member panel will be formed. One representative from each of the six zones will be there (North, West South, East, Central, and North East) along with four office bearers which includes president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.”
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The Ranji Trophy players currently get ₹1.40 lakh per match as match fees and also another handsome amount from BCCI’s Gross Revenue Share (GRS). A good domestic player who plays all three formats without the IPL makes around ₹20 lakh per annum which wasn’t possible last season.
