BCCI increases domestic match fee for women cricketers
The Indian board doubles match fee for senior and junior domestic tournaments; umpires committee scraps grouping system as no decision reached on increasing match fee for match officials
The BCCIs' Apex Council met on Monday evening to decide on the pay hike for the players and the umpires. And at the end of the meeting it was unanimously decided to increase the match fee for all women's cricketers. (File) The Apex Council of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to double women players’ match fees in domestic cricket. Going forward, the BCCI has decided to have a uniform structure with those featuring in the starting XI will get Rs 50,000 per day, while those in the bench will get Rs 25,000 per day. Similarly, at the age group levels, players who are part of the XI will get Rs 25,000 per day and the rest will earn Rs 12,500 per day.
The BCCIs’ Apex Council met on Monday evening to decide on the pay hike for the players and the umpires. And at the end of the meeting it was unanimously decided to increase the match fee for all women’s cricketers. Until now, the Indian board used to pay Rs 20,000 per day for senior women’s tournaments with the reserves getting Rs 10,000. The junior cricketers will be taking home Rs 10,000 (in the XI) and Rs 5,000 if you are part of the bench. It meant, women cricketers used to earn a mere Rs 2 lakh per season provided they played all the league matches in the senior tournaments. Now, it has been doubled. For domestic T20 players will get a fee of Rs 25,000 for making the playing eleven while those in bench will get Rs 12,500.
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