Overview

• Shastri has publicly called on the BCCI to press the ICC for a share above the current 38.5% allocation
• Under the 2024–27 model India receives 38.5% of ICC revenue, equivalent to around ₹1,968 crore annually
• He argues that TV rights for India’s international fixtures underpin the country’s outsized contribution to ICC coffers
• The Pakistan Cricket Board and other member boards have demanded detailed transparency on ICC’s revenue calculations but the distribution remains unchanged
• A World Cricketers’ Association report proposes capping national shares at 2–10% for the top 24 countries and creating a central Global Growth and Development Fund