True legends: Many cricketers are getting pay hikes after retiring

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₹1-2 crore a season – from established tournaments such as Legends League Cricket (LLC), which has now completed four seasons across formats. Gautam Gambhir, who was paid ₹2.8 crore in his last IPL season, received a ₹3.75 crore package from LLC. Irfan Pathan earned ₹50 lakh in his last IPL season and ₹1.65 crore in LLC.

Other players who have received pay hikes after retiring include Hashim Amla ( ₹1.2 crore vs ₹1 crore in his last IPL season), Martin Guptil ( ₹1.61 crore vs ₹1 crore), and Aaron Finch ( ₹2 crore vs ₹1.5 crore). Some players, such as Yusuf Pathan and Robin Uthappa, have only had to take small pay cuts. Pathan earned ₹1.9 crore in his last IPL season before being paid ₹1.78 crore by the LLC.

Uthappa made ₹2 crore in his last IPL season and R 1.4 crore in the LLC. Also read: IPL cricket is a fine example of free-market capitalism LLC has about 100 retired stars across two formats, and several newly retired cricketers could be set to join as many of its current players have said they will exit in the coming months. Recent additions to the league include South Africa’s Hashim Amla and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill.

Raman Raheja, LLC's co-founder, said, "Eight of the players we engaged during earlier seasons – including Irfan Pathan, Hashim Amla, Gautam Gambhir, Martin Guptill, Harbhajan Singh, Aaron Finch – were offered higher salaries than their last active-cricket paychecks." Finch and Gayle received about ₹1.5 crore and ₹2 crore, respectively, in their last IPL seasons. He added, "A lot of the players get the recognition back as many fans track where each of them are. When they get into coaching, they are often forgotten by the public, but when they play cricket after retirement, there is again some