2 months of IPL: Pooran earns nearly 8 times, Hetmyer 4 times of what they would for representing West Indies

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Hetmyer's Rs 8.50 crore annual IPL fees earned from Rajasthan Royals or Andre Russell's Rs 16 crore retention fee from Kolkata Knight Riders is an indication how cricket's financial landscape has changed and playing for the West Indies isn't a motivation anymore. It is the money that matters and has created the biggest hindrance for Cricket West Indies (CWI) from at least keeping the top players interested throughout the year.

During the ongoing World Cup qualifiers, West Indies didn't have the services of Hetmyer, Andre Russell or Sunil Narine, all of whom are not in the 18 member central contract list released last year by CWI. All of them had voluntarily opted out as they do freelance in T20 leagues throughout the year.

Ncholas Pooran, who got a Rs 16 crore deal from Lucknow Super Giants this year, played in the qualifiers, scored a hundred, but how long can Caribbean cricket establishment force him to wear the maroon in the wake of multi-year deal that his IPL franchise might offer to play in IPL as well as SA T20? Add with it, a CPL, BBL and possibly a contract in Major League Cricket (MLC) in hand, the dashing left-hander could well be on his way out. The last documented match fees for West Indies players, which was published by ESPN Cricinfo in 2017 — was USD 5750 for Tests (Rs 4.72 lakh per game), USD 2300 for ODIs (1.88 lakh per game) and USD 1735 (Rs 1.42 lakh).

Now there is no official document available on the internet to ascertain whether CWI had revised these figures but if these are the numbers, they earn at least three-and-half to four times less than their Indian counterparts who get Rs 15 lakh (nearly USD 18,000) for Tests, Rs 8 lakh for ODIs (USD 9800 approx) and Rs 4 lakh (USD 4800) for T20Is. Also