Hong Kong Expecting ICC's New $2B Global Broadcast Deal To Boost Funding 100%

Hong Kong can expect a "bumper" 100% increase in funding from the Int'l Cricket Council, which announced its "biggest-ever global broadcast deal" estimated to be worth more than $2B, according to Alvin Sallay of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. Hong Kong Cricket Association Secretary John Cribbin said, "The pie has got bigger and we are reasonably optimistic we will get more money when the new deal kicks in from 2016." Hong Kong -- one of the top six associate countries alongside Ireland, Scotland, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and Papua New Guinea -- is "expected to benefit hugely with more funding for the national squad," which now has One Day Int'l status and will play in the Intercontinental Cup next year (SCMP, 10/29).