The Board of Control for Cricket in India will move the International Cricket Council's Disputes Redressal Committee vis-a-vis compensation claims on the world body by some associations staging matches in the ongoing Champions Trophy.
The associations have complained of revenue losses after being forced to cut down on crowd capacity to accommodate the tournament's sponsors.
"We are with the associations on this issue. We will take the matter to the Disputes Redressal Committee of the International Cricket Council," BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said.
Shah, however, refused to give a timeframe for knocking on the doors of the DRC.
"It is not that we will take the step today itself. We will do whatever is necessary at the appropriate time."
Three staging associations -- the Gujarat Cricket Association, the Cricket Club of India and Punjab Cricket Association stadium are claiming compensation for setting up plush air-conditioned cabins and providing vantage viewing for sponsors as per a directive from the game's ruling body.
The associations claim that spectator capacity at all the three venues had to be reduced to construct the cabins.
As per tournament rules, the staging associations are entitled to the entire gate receipts as they do not have access to any other source of revenue from the event, which is organized by the ICC every two years.
The GCA had complained that it had to curtail crowd capacity by 750 to construct 12 deluxe cabins that could sit 200 representatives of the sponsors and other ICC guests. It is claiming compensation of Rs one crore from the ICC for organising five matches of the Champions Trophy.
Shah said the CCI has also put forth a compensation claim as it was forced to reduce the accommodation at the Brabourne stadium by 600 to make way for the cabins.
The dispute between the GCA and ICC reached flashpoint on the eve of the October 8 qualifying match between Zimbabwe and the West Indies after association president Narhari Amin threatened he would not handover the cabins to the world body and claimed that his stand had the BCCI's backing.
However, the GCA relented following a directive from the BCCI and handed over the cabins to the ICC. The BCCI had then promised to fight the issue on behalf of the associations.
On the vexed Members' Participation Agreement, Shah said, "We have sent them our viewpoint on the issue in writing, and it is now up to them to respond."
Shah said the matter could be brought up for discussion during the Champions Trophy matches in Jaipur as BCCI's vice-president and Marketing Committee member Lalit Modi is based there.
The documents sent by the BCCI to the ICC runs into 80 pages.
"It is important that the matter is resolved once and for all. Because with the biennial Champions Trophy and the quadrennial World Cup, we will have to face such problems almost every year," he added.
Asked whether the BCCI had issued any instruction to the staging associations on precautionary measures in view of the outbreak of dengue in several states, Shah replied, "We don't need to give any. All the associations know about it, and they are taking the necessary steps."
