Two crore for central player contract is peanuts: Ravi Shastri

[Reddy]

Ravi Shastri is not happy with hike Indian cricketers recently got. Backing the reported demand of top Indian players for a steep hike in their emoluments, the former India all-rounder on Monday termed as "peanuts" the increase in their payment announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently. Last month the BCCI doubled the retainers for all contracted players to Rs.2 crore, Rs.1 crore and Rs.50 lakh respectively for the three graded categories A, B and C. The board also enhanced the match fees to Rs.15 lakh, Rs.6 lakh and Rs.3 lakh per Test match, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International respectively.

Not satisfied with these revised pay structure, Shastri said, "It's (what they are getting) nothing, (Rs) 2 crore is peanuts. How much is an Australian (cricketer) getting?".

Singling out top Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who does not have a contract with any franchise team in the cash-awash Indian Premier League (IPL), Shastri said the BCCI should ensure that the Saurashtra player is not worried for not being part of the T20 league and, thus, missing out on a huge pay-out.

"The grade contracts of a Test player should be the highest. (Cheteshwar) Pujara should be the higest, at par with top players. Your A grade contracts have to be massive," said the former Indian team director in Mumbai on Monday.

"That is the best grade, where an A grade player like Pujara gets a massive amount and is not bothered whether he plays IPL or not. He will be happy and say 'I can play two months of country cricket' and go (to England)", the former Test and ODI all rounder said.

Shastri's support for another steep hike in the players' fees comes on the heels of news reports emerging that the players were unhappy even with these enhanced pay structure announced by the Board on March 22.

Their contention, according to the reports, is that the cricketers from England, Australia and South Africa were being paid much more by their respective cricket boards.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ind...of-rs-2-crore-is-peanuts-ravi-shastri-1676850

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

I agree. If they can pay Tymal Mills, Ben Stokes etc. 12-15 crore for 2 month's IPL then one of their best test team batsman should get 20 crore pr. year. BCCI make huge amount of money and can easily pay their test cricketers 10-20 crore.

 

[Reddy]

Apart from the IPL and personal endorsement contracts, The Indian player income is as follows:

Central contracts paid per year in Indian Rupees: Grade "A": 2 crores, Grade "B" : 1 crore, Grade "C": 50 Lakhs

Match fees paid per match in Indian Rupees: 15 lakh per Test, 6 lakh per ODI and 3 lakh for T20 international.

A part of team sponsorship for T shirt, logos. etc: Amount unknown

Daily Allowance during match time: 125 USD per day when abroad and 100 USD per day when in India.

 

[Taaya]

I feel for Pujara. He is making significantly less money than other, lesser players on the Indian circuit.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Apart from the IPL and personal endorsement contracts, The Indian player income is as follows:

Central contracts paid per year in Indian Rupees: Grade "A": 2 crores, Grade "B" : 1 crore, Grade "C": 50 Lakhs

Match fees paid per match in Indian Rupees: 15 lakh per Test, 6 lakh per ODI and 3 lakh for T20 international.

A part of team sponsorship for T shirt, logos. etc: Amount unknown

Daily Allowance during match time: 125 USD per day when abroad and 100 USD per day when in India.

and how much pakistan A category players get?

 

[Specialisttailender]

Apart from the IPL and personal endorsement contracts, The Indian player income is as follows:

Central contracts paid per year in Indian Rupees: Grade "A": 2 crores, Grade "B" : 1 crore, Grade "C": 50 Lakhs

Match fees paid per match in Indian Rupees: 15 lakh per Test, 6 lakh per ODI and 3 lakh for T20 international.

A part of team sponsorship for T shirt, logos. etc: Amount unknown

Daily Allowance during match time: 125 USD per day when abroad and 100 USD per day when in India.

Indian players' salary range from 700K to 3 Million USD all together. Many boards pay their players more than what it appears.

 

[Pakpak]

and how much pakistan A category players get?

All in INR:

3713836 yearly, that's 37 lakh

2.5 lakhs per Test match
2 lakhs per ODI

Scoring a 100 in Test or ODI lands 2.5 lakh in addition

250% bonus in match fee if Pakistan beat a top three ranked team or India in Test Series or ODI Series. 400% bonus in match fee if Pakistan wins 50 over or T20 World Cup.

So say someone who plays 10 Tests and 20 ODIs in a year will make around 1 INR crore a year excluding any bonuses.

Does not include sponsorships etc.

 

[HitWicket]

Indian players' salary range from 700K to 3 Million USD all together. Many boards pay their players more than what it appears.

Source? That would mean all the Indian players are getting over double the central contract base salary of the 'Grade A' players at a minimum which I highly doubt.

 

[Reddy]

I agree. If they can pay Tymal Mills, Ben Stokes etc. 12-15 crore for 2 month's IPL then one of their best test team batsman should get 20 crore pr. year. BCCI make huge amount of money and can easily pay their test cricketers 10-20 crore.

You are getting it wrong, the IPL salaries are not paid by the BCCI. Tymal Mills, Ben Stokes, Virat Kohli, Gambhir, Jadeja etc are paid 12-15 crores by the Private IPL teams owned by Billionaire Businessmen.

and how much pakistan A category players get?

I don't know.

 

[USofA]

I agree. If they can pay Tymal Mills, Ben Stokes etc. 12-15 crore for 2 month's IPL then one of their best test team batsman should get 20 crore pr. year. BCCI make huge amount of money and can easily pay their test cricketers 10-20 crore.

The BCCI does not pay IPL salaries the owners of teams do. So test player salaries have nothing to do with IPL salaries.

I am fairly sure that BCCI loses money on every test the stage. Tests are a money losing proposition. Sure BCCI can afford to pay them. By paying the test cricketers they are, all that is being done is just keeping a dying/dead format alive, while incurring losses.

 

[USofA]

I feel for Pujara. He is making significantly less money than other, lesser players on the Indian circuit.

I sorry, but here Pujara is the lesser player. He is just not good enough to get into an IPL team. So he does not get the $$$ that other players with desired talent do.

Unfortunately he is only good in a format that is losing money for BCCI everytime it's played.

 

[Napa]

I am fairly sure that BCCI loses money on every test the stage. Tests are a money losing proposition.

Not sure about that. If you watch a Test on TV, you will see it is full of advertisements.

 

[USofA]

Not sure about that. If you watch a Test on TV, you will see it is full of advertisements.

But how many people are watching those ads?

 

[Napa]

But how many people are watching those ads?

That is the question. I said I was "not sure". Do you have any numbers for how much revenues BCCI gets from TV?

 

[Hawkeye]

Woah.

For a Pak player even this will be like heaven!!!

Shows the difference of both boards competence

 

[FlickedOffHips]

When you take into account how much revenue the BCCI makes, he is right.

That said, if the money is being spent on continually improving facilities or giving more young cricketers a chance to excel, rather than paying the bureaucrats, that is ok.

 

[princeuk]

Bloody hell, the Indian players are spoilt if they think 2 crore is peanuts and to come out and even say that is really crass.

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Bloody hell, the Indian players are spoilt if they think 2 crore is peanuts and to come out and even say that is really crass.

AUS and ENG players earn more than twice as much, despite BCCI being the big revenue maker. That is the argument.

 

[Reddy]

Bloody hell, the Indian players are spoilt if they think 2 crore is peanuts and to come out and even say that is really crass.

No Indian player has come out and said anything about salaries and contracts, Anil Kumble the head coach is taking up the player's cause with the BCCI now being run by a Supreme Court appointed committee.

Now, commentator Ravi Shastri has joined in supporting the players and you know that Ravi Shastri always gives some bold statements and it is nothing different this time.

 

[msb314]

It is peanuts for BCCi yet their central contracted players get paid FAR MORE than all other cricket players

 

[srh]

Pujara should be making more than anybody else in India

 

[Ph_11]

I make the best horse carriage so I should be paid a lot. There is no demand for horse carriage and everyone drives a car. Similarly free market says thet there is no room for old man's cricket so I think they are overpaid when you are subsidizing a money losing venture.

 

[Shutdown Corner]

Well maybe the BCCI brass is keeping all the money because of "contribution factors"...ie they are the ones generating 70% of the income as the argument goes. Tough luck for Kohli and company, lol.

 

[Ph_11]

Well maybe the BCCI brass is keeping all the money because of "contribution factors"...ie they are the ones generating 70% of the income as the argument goes. Tough luck for Kohli and company, lol.

Good point. If we generate 80% of the revenue but get 10% back that means we are paying everybody else's salary too. This needs to stop tommorrow.

 

[Sachin136]

Pujara should be making more than anybody else in India

Only for being India's 5th best test player?

 

[shane]

In cricket, as in life, people will get paid vastly differing amounts of money for doing exactly the same job. You can compare Pujara's income with Kohli or you can compare it with players of a similar stature in Pakistan. It's all relative. That's why there is no point in Shastri comparing India and Australia - the cost of living in Australia is far higher than in India.

 

[Specialisttailender]

Source? That would mean all the Indian players are getting over double the central contract base salary of the 'Grade A' players at a minimum which I highly doubt.

i was wrong, I take it back.

 

[Specialisttailender]

AUS and ENG players earn more than twice as much, despite BCCI being the big revenue maker. That is the argument.

Aus and England players pay half of their salaries to tax. Indian players get bonus which is unknown it was reported(I have no source) to be half of the salaries. Living cost in India is also much more cheaper than it is in England and Australia.

 

[Drreddymd]

But how many people are watching those ads?

How bcci lose money on test cricket ? R u aware of broadcast cast rights for test cricket in india? R u aware of how much team sponsor starsports pay for every match? Do u know how much in stadia advertising cost and how much bcci earns from it?. How much the mai series sponsor and associate sponsors pay for the series sponsor ship?


I can say from my knowledge bcci not even in its dreams loses any money from any form if cricket.

Even if not even a single person watches in the stadium bcci doesnt lose a penny.
The amount it earns in above sources is humongous and the main money is now in tv rights and not ticket sales

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I completely agree with Ravi Shastri.

He couldn't be more right.

Test players from other top nations have contracts ranging from 8-12 crores.

And here we pay 2 crores to Pujara and let him grovel for an IPL contract.

If BCCI wasn't rich, this demand may look foolish but it is.

Pay 8-12 crores as contract for test players grade A players and they will NEVER EVER become desperate for IPL contracts. IPL money will become a bonus income source for them.

A guy making 8-12 crores per year will be better off than 99.99% of IPL players. In fact, barring a few players, no one consistently makes that money in IPL (form, injuries, etc all play a part). Of course, if the salary cap is removed, it would be a different matter but still.

Also this will tell the youngsters that you can make a killing through both LOI format and Test format.

 

[USofA]

How bcci lose money on test cricket ? R u aware of broadcast cast rights for test cricket in india? R u aware of how much team sponsor starsports pay for every match? Do u know how much in stadia advertising cost and how much bcci earns from it?. How much the mai series sponsor and associate sponsors pay for the series sponsor ship?


I can say from my knowledge bcci not even in its dreams loses any money from any form if cricket.

Even if not even a single person watches in the stadium bcci doesnt lose a penny.
The amount it earns in above sources is humongous and the main money is now in tv rights and not ticket sales

I would say that BCCI makes money mostly through ODI's. I am sure that ad rates for each slot is way different in a ODI than in a test match. I am not even taking into account the rates in an IPL match. Advertisers go where the eyeballs are. And test match is not that destination.

Sure BCCI has broadcasting rights in place. But it also costs a lot more to stage a test match for 4-5 days. So the profits (if any at all) are much smaller in a test match comapred to an ODI. On top of this the TV broadcaster also makes less (again...if any at all) from a test because of a much smaller set of viewers.

So tests are a losing proposition. That is why you hear all this talk from the powers that run the game and in the forum world of saving tests.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

If we want to save test cricket (which is already dying), the least we could do is give out attractive compensation split up by different grades.

 

[cricketjoshila]

i was wrong, I take it back.

No you are not wrong.Not much at least.

Top Indian players get 2cr plus match fees plus allowance plus 15% of all sponsorship money.Now this 15% is given on pro rata basis and is a big amount if you are a top player.so a player making 2-3mn isnt far fetched.

2cr is only a retainer.

 

[SandyB]

We should always take in to account the income BCCI generates. Instead of using all that money to buy votes from associations or pay off incompetent bureaucrats and politicians masquerading as cricket promoters, BCCI should rightly play the national players much more.

 

[Zahid87]

We should always take in to account the income BCCI generates. Instead of using all that money to buy votes from associations or pay off incompetent bureaucrats and politicians masquerading as cricket promoters, BCCI should rightly play the national players much more.

BCCI should be using that income to grow cricket in India.

At the moment, all Sub-Continent nations are underperforming. Cricket is the by far the number one sport in India, Pakistan, SL and Bangladesh. The populations are huge - India's especially.

On sheer interest and numbers alone, India should dominate the sport. However, they need the money to catch up with the reach and facilities of more developed countries. Thats what BCCI needs to work on.

 

[tomato]

Compared to the salary BCCI used to give to Ravi for blabbering obviously its peanuts

 

[tomato]

At the moment, all Sub-Continent nations are underperforming.

India also in sub continent and we are not under performing.

 

[DRsohail]

I completely agree with Ravi Shastri.

He couldn't be more right.

Test players from other top nations have contracts ranging from 8-12 crores.

And here we pay 2 crores to Pujara and let him grovel for an IPL contract.

If BCCI wasn't rich, this demand may look foolish but it is.

Pay 8-12 crores as contract for test players grade A players and they will NEVER EVER become desperate for IPL contracts. IPL money will become a bonus income source for them.

A guy making 8-12 crores per year will be better off than 99.99% of IPL players. In fact, barring a few players, no one consistently makes that money in IPL (form, injuries, etc all play a part). Of course, if the salary cap is removed, it would be a different matter but still.

Also this will tell the youngsters that you can make a killing through both LOI format and Test format.

ing to see player like pujara is not earning that much money as ghambir is earning..
disappoint

 

[HitWicket]

No you are not wrong.Not much at least.

Top Indian players get 2cr plus match fees plus allowance plus 15% of all sponsorship money.Now this 15% is given on pro rata basis and is a big amount if you are a top player.so a player making 2-3mn isnt far fetched.

2cr is only a retainer.

Looks like we have another financial statements debate on our hands .

The BCCIs expenses for last year only account for 22.17 crore ($3.5mn USD) paid to players overall (ignoring prize money and daily allowances) so I doubt anyone's on anything close to $2-3mn even taking into account the doubled base salaries this year.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Shastri has no business crying about player salaries. Players can make those demands on their own.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

2 crores are peanuts these days?

 

[JaDed]

2 crores are peanuts these days?

W.r.t to the income of BCCI and world salaries yes w.r.t Indian average income nope.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

ing to see player like pujara is not earning that much money as ghambir is earning..
disappoint

Atleast Gambhir has served India for a long time and was crucial in helping India win the world cup. But there are some no name players who earn more than the current test players of India.

 

[DRsohail]

Atleast Gambhir has served India for a long time and was crucial in helping India win the world cup. But there are some no name players who earn more than the current test players of India.

it was just an example thogh the gambir,s contribution was years ago....i seriously feel for test cricketrs ..if they are ignored in rich board like india then how can expect test crcket to survive....and yess many hacks are earning more..

 

[cricketjoshila]

Looks like we have another financial statements debate on our hands .

The BCCIs expenses for last year only account for 22.17 crore ($3.5mn USD) paid to players overall (ignoring prize money and daily allowances) so I doubt anyone's on anything close to $2-3mn even taking into account the doubled base salaries this year.

Because the money is routed through state associations for tax purposes.26% of BCCI revenues go to Players.Its 13% to the international players rest 13% divided between State senior and even junior players.This a more than a decade old practice.

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2003/jan/22bcci.htm

 

[USofA]

it was just an example thogh the gambir,s contribution was years ago....i seriously feel for test cricketrs ..if they are ignored in rich board like india then how can expect test crcket to survive....and yess many hacks are earning more..

That is not what will make test cricket survive. You need fans. Sure you can pay the players more, but you need people to watch them play. The audience for test cricket is shrinking by the day. How will test cricket overcome this?

 

[ask_analyse_act]

get pujara an IPL contract then... simple

 

[Pollack]

This is Ravi Shastri redefining value of peanuts. :

 

[USofA]

get pujara an IPL contract then... simple

Not good enough to play in the IPL.

 

[DRsohail]

That is not what will make test cricket survive. You need fans. Sure you can pay the players more, but you need people to watch them play. The audience for test cricket is shrinking by the day. How will test cricket overcome this?

fans will not watch 3rd class batting and bowlingin test crcket..if there is quality then test cricket will survive otherwise not....and yess fans play a role but for fans first thing is quality crictket and it comes with quality players and u know how will quality player comes when they are ignored.....the problem is deep ..

 

[Ph_11]

Ravi Shastri is exhibit A of sifarish raj in India. He was selected over so many others because of Bombay lobby. It is a shame he got into India team. Truly undeserving.

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Higher salaries for Test players and better in ground facilities for spectators - these are the two absolute musts for BCCI administrators. BCCI earning have jumped 3-4 times in last 5 years, no reason why player salaries should not rise, not just the centrally contracted players but the salaries and match fees for FC cricketers and junior cricketers as well.

 

[Hitman]

Ravi Shastri is exhibit A of sifarish raj in India. He was selected over so many others because of Bombay lobby. It is a shame he got into India team. Truly undeserving.

And hence the desrving 'Shastri Hai, Hai' chants from the fans most of his career.

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Ravi Shastri is exhibit A of sifarish raj in India. He was selected over so many others because of Bombay lobby. It is a shame he got into India team. Truly undeserving.

He's a loudmouth but his stats in FC cricket were very good before he was picked for India

 

[USofA]

Higher salaries for Test players and better in ground facilities for spectators - these are the two absolute musts for BCCI administrators. BCCI earning have jumped 3-4 times in last 5 years, no reason why player salaries should not rise, not just the centrally contracted players but the salaries and match fees for FC cricketers and junior cricketers as well.

BCCI earnings have jumped because of IPL and ODI's not Tests. So the pecking order should be the same as well. Take care of things and people that bring in the revenues first.

 

[cricketindiafan]

BCCI earnings have jumped because of IPL and ODI's not Tests. So the pecking order should be the same as well. Take care of things and people that bring in the revenues first.

Lol whats your point? "Things and people that bring revenue" are the players and facilities. Better salaries for players and investment in good facilities does take care of "things" and "people"

 

[Rayyman]

I am pretty sure that Azhar Ali and Yasir Shah make less. Even though they are superior players.

 

[cricketindiafan]

IIRC Shastei was paid 7 cr per year ($1.2 mil ) as Tram India coach. Centrally contracted A grade players were making 15% of coach's salary. Not at all fair. Kumble's salary is 6.25 cr ($1 mil). This demand for higher salaries for players is totally justified

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I am pretty sure that Azhar Ali and Yasir Shah make less. Even though they are superior players.

Azhar Ali and Pujara are still earning more than what Dhanraj Pillay and Sohail Abbas would have ever dreamt of. There is a reason dhanraj pillay didn't want his son to play hockey. I am sure even sohail abbas will have the same thoughts.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

IIRC Shastei was paid 7 cr per year ($1.2 mil ) as Tram India coach. Centrally contracted A grade players were making 15% of coach's salary. Not at all fair. Kumble's salary is 6.25 cr ($1 mil). This demand for higher salaries for players is totally justified

7 crores over ravi shastri was a total waste. It's not as if he was an ICC certified 5 star coach.

 

[Sachin136]

Azhar Ali and Pujara are still earning more than what Dhanraj Pillay and Sohail Abbas would have ever dreamt of. There is a reason dhanraj pillay didn't want his son to play hockey. I am sure even sohail abbas will have the same thoughts.

How does that matter? The reason they earn more is because their sport is more popular, but that doesn't mean they should be happy just because they earn more than players from a less popular sport.

 

[Specialisttailender]

No you are not wrong.Not much at least.

Top Indian players get 2cr plus match fees plus allowance plus 15% of all sponsorship money.Now this 15% is given on pro rata basis and is a big amount if you are a top player.so a player making 2-3mn isnt far fetched.

2cr is only a retainer.

That is what I heard and that too from a very reliable verbal source. Also I heard that cricketers from sub continent like Pakistan Sri Lanka and Bangladesh make way more outside than they make playing in cricket. There was a tv show where Aftab Shivdasani hangs out with Arjuna De Silva and he has a ferrari, you start wondering how some one who played most of their cricket in 90s for a then minnow nation end up driving around a Ferrari. One can only wonder how much the likes of Sachin, Dhoni and Kohli make.

 

[Specialisttailender]

In cricket, as in life, people will get paid vastly differing amounts of money for doing exactly the same job. You can compare Pujara's income with Kohli or you can compare it with players of a similar stature in Pakistan. It's all relative. That's why there is no point in Shastri comparing India and Australia - the cost of living in Australia is far higher than in India.

An Australian ground staff gets paid more than a Zimbabwean player.

 

[Specialisttailender]

Not to mislead the thread but cricketers are very well settle people. Their national contract only makes small portion of their income. Here is the house of Marlon Samuels. Marlon Samuels doesn't make much from WICB and his IPL salary isn't too impressive either.

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[Chrish]

Yeah disgraceful from BCCI for the richest Cricket board in the world; especially considering amount of money their Australian/ English counterparts are making

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Pujara is a match and series winner.

The reason why India won 2 competitive series in recent times.
SL in SL and Aus in Ind.
Sorry but the other series which India won recently were comparatively much easier.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Not to mislead the thread but cricketers are very well settle people. Their national contract only makes small portion of their income. Here is the house of Marlon Samuels. Marlon Samuels doesn't make much from WICB and his IPL salary isn't too impressive either.

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That's also in Jamaica. Try and compare property prices in Jamaica vs Mumbai or Delhi.

 

[Gr8Gaur]

Not to mislead the thread but cricketers are very well settle people. Their national contract only makes small portion of their income. Here is the house of Marlon Samuels. Marlon Samuels doesn't make much from WICB and his IPL salary isn't too impressive either.

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By your logic, BCCI was right when it questioned the allotted ICC budget for ICC CT 2017 being thrice of what was allotted to IND for 2016 WT20.

 

[Zahid87]

India also in sub continent and we are not under performing.

Yes it is.

Like I said, on interest and numbers alone...India should dominate the sport. Not just in the boardroom, but on the field too.

Yes, India is doing well, but in line with the other teams - England, Australia and South Africa. Perform well at home, not great away, and rotate at the top of the rankings. India has to keep investing in its system at the most basic level, and ensure that every child in India has access to an accredited/well-established coaching facilities.

 

[Thomaskutty]

Does anyone know if Sunny and Ravi still get the annual 2 crore from the bcci for toeing their line or has that been stopped by the Lodha committee ?

 

[Gr8Gaur]

Does anyone know if Sunny and Ravi still get the annual 2 crore from the bcci for toeing their line or has that been stopped by the Lodha committee ?

4-5 crores and Lodha committe was targeting BCCI officials like Srini, Thakur and company.

 

[Thomaskutty]

4-5 crores and Lodha committe was targeting BCCI officials like Srini, Thakur and company.

A waste of money that I hope Vinod Rai takes a close look at before he leaves the committee ..

 

[Specialisttailender]

By your logic, BCCI was right when it questioned the allotted ICC budget for ICC CT 2017 being thrice of what was allotted to IND for 2016 WT20.

Wrong comparison. Operational cost in UK is much higher than it is in India. A ground maintenance crew in India will make make 2 Lakhs per year maybe 3 ? a ground crew member in England will be paid 30 to 40 lakhs. Now compare the police, security, and all other cost of running a tournament in India. It was even stupid of BCCI to ask why the operational cost is high.

 

[Ph_11]

Cricket should not be a charity. If people like Test (old man's cricket) they need to show it with their wallets. There is no demand hence no money. I think they are overpaid. If they are any good they can improve their T 20 game.
Let the free market decide. Not Ravi Shastri. Shastri represents everything wrong with Indian cricket.