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This is an archive article published on February 12, 2004

Figuring India

Cricket may get all the attention 8212; and the money 8212; but it was our women8217;s hockey team that kept the flag flying high on Sund...

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Cricket may get all the attention 8212; and the money 8212; but it was our women8217;s hockey team that kept the flag flying high on Sunday

Cricketers

Rs 2.7 LAKH per match as Test fees

Rs 2.21 LAKH per match for one-day internationals

Rs 4,000 per day for 4-day and 1-day matches in Ranji Trophy

Hockey players international-level

Men

Rs 25,000 from Sahara national team sponsors

Rs 25,000 approx from employers mainly PSUs

30 daily overseas allowance

No separate fees for playing for India

Women

Rs 10-15,000 from employers, mainly Rlys

30 daily overseas allowance very few tours

Footballers

Rs 10,000 for a home match plus Rs 5,000 bonus

Rs 20,000 for an away match plus Rs 10,000 bonus

Rs 25-50,000 for a specific tournament like SAF Games

Rs 10 lakh approx annual contract with club

Mostly semi-professionals, on payroll of employers

Rs 25 lakh approx annual fee from club, endorsements that Bhaichung, one of the few professionals, gets

Tennis players

Rs 7 lakh annual earnings of men on local circuit Indian subcontinent, Gulf countries

Rs 5 lakh annual earnings of women they don8217;t play in Gulf countries

Davis Cup fees based on complex system of seniority, involvement in the tie, etc

 

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