Over the last 2 months India has played 9 international matches overseas and has lost 7 tied 1 and drawn 1. England in the same period has forgotten there is a result other than a LOSS. Played 11 and lost 10. My concern is that they have permanent place in first division even if they are mercilessly beaten by a third tier team like New Zealand. Commercialism however dictate term evident from the number of spectators in recent and ongoing Sri Lankan tours of UAE and Bangladesh.

An illegal act for an illegal intent. Such a shame!

Mr. Alan Isaac is trying to become Robert Mugabe of ICC.

This Big 3 concept will ruin the game of cricket & cause division therefore the idea should be shelved for ever. Instead of improving the working of ICC on transparent & democratic lines some are bent upon turning ICC to less worthy body. It will be considered a racial decision to accept the B3 concept. It will be the biggest disappointment for the cricket lovers of the remaining nations.

Shame on ICC. This will prove to be the last nail in the cricket coffin

Doesn't ICC president knows something called "conflict of interest", these G3=Greedy3

It's amazing, astonishing and discouraging to know that ICC was also involved in the conspiracy to sell off cricket to the so-called big three. Down with ICC and down with power, money and influence.

This is crazy just imagine what happens if USA and China the two most powerful sporting nations in the world starts controlling International Olympic Committee or England, Spain, Germany and Italy, the countries with the strongest Football league structure starts dominating FIFA. This decision might lead to similar consequences.

One team one vote should be the principle. This will ruin cricket. It should be about the Game not MOney

Why is Zaka Ashraf not speaking up for the future of cricket? Has be been bought over by BCCI?

Unfortunately the fact of life is that money matters. ICC president is indicating the shortage of money has stopped the efforts to expand the game of cricket. I believe that he engaged the 3 richest countries in the game to help promote the game and offered more control of the matters in return. Despite all the problems ICC is facing, it is unfair to promote the game of cricket on the basis of inequality.

@Safdar: The non-big-3 should secede from the ICC and form their own league. THEN we shall see how they do at the ICC

He should resign for his attempt to secretly introducing apartheid in the cricketing world.

Keep the 'game of power' out of sports. People like you have completely changed the enjoyable experience of sports into corruption.

i read lots about discrimination in cricket here. i finds it very funny. 1......when 10 nations were playing test matches only. it was not discrimination against 83 affiliated and associated nations. 2....when Bangladesh was selected over Kenya due to important vote of Pakistan. just on political view and Islamist nation and by ICC on basis of more money generate.there was no sportsmanship and spirit for game came from Pakistan side at that time. At least at that time kenya was 10times better team. it was because of politics 3....Pakistan itself was failed to get test status and were asked to go and start from lower level but due to political support from India and England prevent this and gave direct entry in test cricket. it was not injustice with Ireland,Canada and few other test status demanding nations. There are lots of such issue where things did not happen in past according to system or by rule or by ideology . but, until now it favor your greed or need became correct. it is most funny argument. All the big Pakistani coach who are doing coaching to different affiliated and associated nations are not doing these job just for service or in love of sports. but they take huge money from ICC which mostly actually almost completely from these big 3. There are few minor teams like SL,WI ,NL,ZIM were survived in past and gave salary to staff and sportsperson from the help of these big 3. Pakistan is also responsible for their current status themselves. their 940+ cricket staff do not get salaries at time. only their 15players and board members get proper income at correct time. correct these internal issue of cricket first first then talk about role in international issue. Failure to give security to any international teams and then no punishment to these attackers till now shows their incapability to host and protect teams at big level. at last but not least, i have sympathy with BCB. they have scope and talents in all department. just they need proper management in future.