ICC Board clears governance, financial changes

The ICC Board has gained the necessary votes to approve a large number of sweeping changes relating to the governance, financing and structure of international cricket. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the PCB were the only two Full Members who abstained when a "comprehensive resolution" was put to vote.

The BCCI, in particular, but also Cricket Australia and the ECB can now anticipate a period of greater wealth and influence in the ICC, although their proposals have been reduced in some areas and the ICC continues to claim that all nations will be better off as a result of the changes adopted.

The ICC has presented key elements of the resolution as follows:

    More revenue for all nations because of a programme designed to secure a lucrative new rights deal.
    A Test cricket fund to sustain Test cricket through to 2023.
    Contractually-binding agreements between nations about Test series.
    A clear pathway for Associate Members to become Test nations.