New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) to run the affairs of the BCCI will move the apex court if the BCCI general body takes any decision which is "against the interest of Indian cricket" at its meeting on May 7. The COA has disclosed its intent in a letter to the state units.
The COA missive comes in the backdrop of the expectation that the BCCI was seriously mulling a pullout from the Champions Trophy in England next month.The COA is of the view that such a decision cannot be taken without its consent.
The COA letter also intimated members that ICC may be ready to renegotiate but the Indian board's demand for USD 570 million -- stated as per 2014 revenue model -- "will not be accepted" by the global body.
The point 13 of the letter states that COA would support any decision "which protects the interests of Indian cricket as a whole." However, if the decision at the SGM is one which, "in our view, is against the interests of Indian cricket", the COA would not hesitate to seek Supreme Court's guidance.
The N Srinivasan faction of BCCI is trying to invoke Members' Participation Agreement (MPA), which allows a pull-out, ispushing for original revenue model.But the COA, through Point No.10 in the letter, has made it clear what awaits BCCI if it goes on a collision course with the global body.