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This is an archive article published on September 27, 2004

It’s official: big money for India stars

The contract system for annual graded payment to 17 Indian cricketers will be implemented from October 1, BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said o...

The contract system for annual graded payment to 17 Indian cricketers will be implemented from October 1, BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said on Sunday.

THE PAY PACKET

GRADE A: 50 LAKH

Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman, Virendra Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh

GRADE B: 35 LAKH

Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan, Ashish Nehra and Laxmipathy Balaji.

GRADE C: 20 LAKH

Parthiv Patel (wk), Aakash Chopra and Murali Kartik

* All figures per year

PLUS MATCH FEE

PLAYING AT HOME

• Per Test: 2 lakh

• Per One-day: 1.60 lakh

PLAYING ABROAD

• Per Test: 2.40 lakh

• Per One-day:1.85 lakh

* All figures per player

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