Dalmiya reacts to allegations over TV rights
The president of the ICC, Mr.Jagmohan Dalmiya, today reacted to an article published by the Sunday Times in London on May 28th containing certain allegations about his supposed handling of the sale of television rights to the next two World Cups and
- Correspondence has been received from Lord MacLaurin recommending that the sale of commercial rights be delayed until further consideration is given to the role and composition of the Consultative Group. That proposal has not been formally considered by either the Executive Board or the Group itself.
- Meetings with the bidders which were planned for this week in Paris were cancelled last week because of timings considerations. We have to devote considerable time to the ongoing match-fixing issue, while we saw merit in giving the bidders more time to return the draft contracts, marked up with changes they may want.
- The article contains a considerable number of factual errors, e.g. there has been no request made of you to stand down as ICC President and so it cannot be said that "you have refused to quit..." There was no discussion regarding the composition of the Finance & marketing Committee and you remain an ex-officio member of all ICC Committees. There are several other errors regarding the timing and process, the details of which are confidential.
- The sale of commercial rights has not been suspended at this time. The Consultative group will meet this week by conference call to discuss Lord MacLaurin's proposal and to advise the IDI directors.
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