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'West Indies receive nothing': CEO questions bilateral revenue model

Cricket West Indies chief Chris Dehring recently pointed to a longstanding financial structural flaw rooted in a 1997 vote by international board members that allows host nations to retain all broadcasting proceeds from bilateral series. Because of this arrangement, the visiting Caribbean squad earns zero financial return from their current matches played in India, despite those fixtures generating massive sums for the home board.

Dehring noted that this massive imbalance has severely impacted Caribbean cricket operations for decades, culminating in recent budgetary constraints including salary reductions for international athletes and truncated domestic contracts. Meanwhile, on the field, the ongoing series in India stands tied at two matches apiece following an exceptional century by Shai Hope during the fourth encounter.

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