“Over the years in our ascendancy, we did not ask for any extra money. But now I’m told when they have distribution of funds at the ICC, England receives $180 million, Australia $180 million, India $180 million, and we are $80 million. I want to know, where do they get this disparity?” he questioned.
Send 10–12 people who have the pull: Lloyd
The ex-West Indian also contrasted the situation then with the present, drawing a correlation between the success of West Indies cricket and its impact on public sentiment and the perspectives of ICC officials. He pointed out the biased interests of certain officials that had adversely affected their situation. He called for decisive action, advocating for a delegation with the requisite authority and influence to make a formal appeal to the ICC, asserting that the West Indies indeed merited some concession from the organization.
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“Because when we were leading, everybody wanted to play — we were playing two tours in the winter. We were the cash cow for these guys. But now that we might be a little down in the dumps, nobody now is saying, well you know, the West Indies do need some help. And I think that it’s about time that our board men make a special call to the ICC. Send 10 or 12 people who we know have the pull, and that extra that is needed, to tell them that we need some special dispensation,” Lloyd concluded.
