The international cricketers' body has reportedly slammed the proposal to place control of the sport largely in the hands of India, Australia and England and said that 'self-interest' is set to raise its ugly head at boardroom level in world cricket.
This comes after similar rumblings from Cricket South Africa (CSA), which wants the ICC to take back the draft of new regulations drawn up by a working group of the ICC Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee for more discussion.
According to News.com.au, Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) chairman Paul Marsh said that the chairmen of the BCCI, Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) owe fiduciary duties to the ICC that include putting the interests of the ICC ahead of those of their individual boards.
Marsh further said that the three boards also have a duty to remain loyal to the ICC, avoid conflicts of interests and to act in good faith to promote the success of the world governing body, adding that it is significant that there is no mention of a guarantee from the BCCI to play three Tests and five ODIs per cycle to each of the top eight members, unlike CA and ECB.
Marsh also said that the result of this 'revamp' is that the gap between the 'Big Three' and the rest will get bigger and bigger, which will undermine the competitiveness of future ICC events and therefore the value of rights in future cycles, adding that it cannot possibly be in the interests of international cricket nor of the health and sustainability of the world game.