West Indies tour of India (AP Photo)
Despite the West Indies currently playing a T20I series against India, Dehring said the Caribbean board would not receive any revenue from the series, even as the hosts stand to earn millions. “West Indies cricket receives nothing in this case, because the series is being played in India,” said Dehring. “A series that could generate $20 million to $30 million in India brings West Indies cricket no revenue.”
Cricket West Indies (CWI) CEO Chris Dehring has questioned the financial system governing bilateral cricket, explaining how it has contributed to the board’s ongoing financial difficulties.
Because it took away our main source of income,” he added, at the time, I said that this decision had effectively signed the demise of West Indies cricket.
“To understand how this happened, you have to go back to 1997,” he added. “I was fortunate, or unfortunate, to be around when the ICC member countries voted to change the financial model that underpinned world cricket. Until then, West Indies was a very attractive team, and everybody wanted us to tour. We would receive a touring fee, which was often worth more than we could earn by hosting a series in the Caribbean. “It was palpably unfair. We were outvoted nine to one by the ICC member countries.