BCCI to pay 50 pc compensation for last season's Ranji Trophy, match fees hiked

The BCCI on Monday announced that domestic cricketers affected by the Covidcurtailed 202021 season will be paid 50 per cent additional match fee as compensation for the disruption and also hiked their remuneration for the upcoming seasonMany Indian cricketers struggled financially after the Ranji Trophy was not held last year for the first time in its history due to the Covid19 pandemic The BCCI compensation package for these players was awaited for a long timeCricketers who participated in 201920 Domestic Season will get 50 per cent additional match fee as compensation for season 202021 lost due to Covid19 situation BCCI general secretary Jay Shah said in a tweetThis effectively means that all players who participated in the last season and played Mushtaq Ali T20 and Vijay Hazare Trophy will get a compensation of Rs 70000 per Ranji Trophy match half of match fees of Rs 140 lakhAlso read Virat Kohli should have consulted BCCI selectors before stepping down as T20I skipper says Kapil DevThe decision to give compensation and increase the match fee was taken during the BCCIs Apex Council meeting on MondayThe per day fee for the top Ranji cricketers who have played more than 40 matches was also almost doubled to Rs 60000 which will ensure that such players earn Rs 240 lakh per firstclass matchThose who have played 21 to 40 matches will be paid Rs 50000 while players with experience less than that will be entitled to a remuneration of Rs 40000 per dayThe move will likely benefit more than 2000 male cricketers from the under16 to the senior levelOn an average a senior level domestic cricketer if he plays a full season of firstclass one day and T20 matches can now earn up to Rs 20 lakh even if he doesnt have an IPL contractShah also said that domestic players will be paid an increased match feeAccording to the announcement the cricketers in under23 and under19 category will get Rs 25000 and 20000 per day respectivelyThe U16s will now get Rs 7000 per day instead of Rs 3500 during earlier seasonsBefore Mondays decision a first XI player in a Ranji Trophy game was entitled to Rs 35000 per day For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy the BCCI pays Rs 17500 per gameThe BCCI also announced remuneration for women cricketers and the senior players will now be paid Rs 20000 per match instead of Rs 12500 from previous seasonsThe U23 and U19 girls will receive an increased match fee of Rs 10000The recommendations to increase the payout were made by a working committee comprising former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin Yudhvir Singh Santosh Menon Jaydev Shah Avishek Dalmiya Rohan Jaitley and Devajit SaikiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever