BCCI announces salary hike for Test players up to Rs 45 lakh; unveils new reward scheme
BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Saturday announced the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for the senior men's team, which will give players extra incentive other than the usual match fees for taking part in the longest format of the game.
«I am pleased to announce the initiation of the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for Senior Men, a step aimed at providing financial growth and stability to our esteemed athletes,» said Jay Shah, BCCI Secretary in a post on social media platform x.
Shah added that commencing from the 2022-23 season, the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' will serve as an additional reward structure on top of the existing match fee for Test matches, set at Rs 15 lakhs.
As per the scheme shared by Jay Shah, players who play more than 75 per cent of the Tests in a season for India are set to receive Rs 45 lakh along with the additional fee per Test match.
Considering nine Test matches are in a season, players playing less than 50 per cent or less than four matches will not be applicable for the scheme. Players who play five to six Tests (more than 50 per cent) will be given the incentive of Rs 30 lakh per match on being in playing eleven or Rs 15 lakh per match if not included in playing eleven.
Players who play more than seven matches (more than 75 per cent) of matches will be given an incentive of Rs 45 lakhs per match on being included in playing eleven or Rs 22 lakh per match if not included in playing eleven.
The development comes with BCCI trying to improve the participation of Indian players in the
