What's more, New Zealand is also set to get a visit by India in 2019 under the new agreements being worked out in the ICC.
NZC chief executive David White has confirmed to 'Fairfax Media' "that broadcast rights for the present Indian tour were worth more than the then record USD 25m that NZC banked from the Indians' last visit here in 2009. He would not provide a figure but knowledgeable sources told Fairfax it is more than USD 35 million."
"Our current (tour) contract is (worth) more than that (2009). It's very lucrative," White said.
The tour in 2019 was scheduled under the ICC's Future Tours Programme, which the Indians had refused to sign in the past.
"But New Zealand's apparent support of the Indian-led ICC takeover now looks to have been a bargaining chip designed to secure a 2019 touring commitment along with bi-lateral agreements with Australia and England to visit here," the report stated.