New Zealand Cricket board member Martin Snedden believes proposed changes to the way the sport is run internationally bodes well for the Black Caps and the national body's finances.
Snedden is in Dubai for an ICC executive meeting where the changes have been agreed in principle.
He says there were still details to negotiate, but he was confident the Black Caps would end up with a strong playing programme through bilateral arrangements.
"There was a lot of speculation in the media last week that we would end up getting some crumbs from the big guys and just playing mainly the small guys," he told LiveSport.
"That's not going to happen. We've locked in good commitments from Australia, England and India through that 10-year period.
"We're building up the programme around them and I'm delighted with the way that's starting to look."
Snedden said the financial model being worked on would result in an increase to NZC's revenue from the ICC.
He expected the figure to be $US75 million to $US100 million ($NZ91 million to $NZ121 million) between 2015 and 2023, compared with around $US52m for the past eight years.
Snedden said the meeting came after three days of intense negotiation.
"Things have come a long way from where they started," he said.
"Where they're sitting right now, they're looking pretty good for us."
The ICC said there was "unanimous support" for a set of principles relating to the organisation's future structure, governance and financial models.
Associated Press reported that the changes - which include dumping the Test championship and replacing it in 2017 with the limited-overs Champions Trophy - were toned down from radical proposals put forward by the game's big three of India, England and Australia.
A new executive committee would be set up consisting of representatives from India, England and Australia and two other representatives taken from the ICC board.
It was also agreed in principle that smaller countries would have the chance to play Test cricket, but no one would lose their Test status.
India, England and Australia had suggested a reduced eight-team top tier for Tests with two countries immediately relegated, and regular promotion and relegation, but immunity from relegation for the big three.
The proposed changes were yet to be formally adopted, with ICC president Alan Isaac saying "extensive work will now be undertaken in advance of a follow-up board meeting next month".
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