Indian board supports associations' compensation claims

The Indian board has confirmed that it will move the ICC's dispute redressal committee in support of compensation claims made by some state associations in India over loss of revenues that they face by having to stage Champions Trophy matches - an ICC sponsored tournament.

"We are with the associations on this issue. We will take the matter to the disputes redressal committee of the ICC," Niranjan Shah, the board secretary, told the Times of India. The Punjab Cricket Association threatened to pull out Mohali from the Champions Trophy claiming that not receiving the television and stadium sponsor revenues meant a huge loss to them. Associations hosting ICC events receive only 70% of the revenue from seats while the rest goes to the ICC.

However Shah did not confirm a timeframe for approaching the redressal committee. "It is not that we will take the step today itself," Shah said. "We will do whatever is necessary at the appropriate time."

Shah also accused the ICC of mishandling the accreditation process of the Champions Trophy. "The ICC has bungled everything by letting Rushman's handle the accreditation for the officials as well. They are sitting in London and sending cards for people without knowing anything ... Gujarat Cricket Association president Narhari Amin was not allowed entry in some areas and then I had to rush to Ahmedabad to get the issue sorted out," Shah told Daily News and Analysis, a Mumbai-based newspaper. "They are sitting in London and sending cards for people without knowing anything.

"We are not saying we would have done it on an independent basis, the ICC could have supervised but we would have done a better job because we know better."