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Eoin Morgan has signed a lucrative deal to become one of five 'icon' players at the money-spinning new Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates.
Morgan, whose leadership has revolutionised England's white-ball cricket since the 2015 World Cup, will be paid £270,000 to participate at the five-team UAE T20X this coming winter.
That sum - the equivalent of £90,000-a-week - includes some promotional work for the new tournament that is blowing Australia's Big Bash League out of the water from a financial perspective.
Last week, West Indies' Andre Russell and David Miller, of South Africa, were revealed as the first two icons by the Emirates Cricket Board, the proprietors of the new venture.
Although details are still in the planning stage - even the names of the teams are yet to be announced - the event is scheduled to run between December 19 and January 11, pitching it directly against the Big Bash.
That has caused a headache for BBL franchises trying to complete their squads, with overseas players awaiting the imminent UAE auction in the knowledge that they will be paid considerably more over a much shorter time-frame. A typical contract for an import at the Big Bash is worth £100,000 for the full season.
Several overseas slots remain unfilled as a result and led Cricket Australia to contemplate raising the salary cap for their competition. Despite its expansion to 61 days, to incorporate a full home and away series, the money available for wages has not increased commensurately.
Sydney Sixers were recently snubbed by West Indies spinner Sunil Narine due to the disparity in money, with the world's best T20 performers now expected to head to the UAE T20X and then the Bangladesh Premier League, which begins on January 10 and concludes on February 17.
Morgan - who also captains Kerala Kings in the UAE's 10-over league, the second edition of which begins in Sharjah on November 23 - has previously played for Sydney Thunder, the team Joe Root and Joe Buttler will represent between December 19 and January 10.
His switch to the Emirates is an indication that the T20 circuit there is about to welcome a second power base behind India.
Although the Middlesex left-hander was overlooked in this year's Indian Premier League auction along with Root and Jonny Bairstow, the England players that were picked up typically earned £225,000 - paid on a pro rata basis depending on how many of the tournament's 51 days they were available for.
https://www.google.com.bh/amp/www.d...con-player-money-spinning-UAE-T20-league.html
Morgan, whose leadership has revolutionised England's white-ball cricket since the 2015 World Cup, will be paid £270,000 to participate at the five-team UAE T20X this coming winter.
That sum - the equivalent of £90,000-a-week - includes some promotional work for the new tournament that is blowing Australia's Big Bash League out of the water from a financial perspective.
Last week, West Indies' Andre Russell and David Miller, of South Africa, were revealed as the first two icons by the Emirates Cricket Board, the proprietors of the new venture.
Although details are still in the planning stage - even the names of the teams are yet to be announced - the event is scheduled to run between December 19 and January 11, pitching it directly against the Big Bash.
That has caused a headache for BBL franchises trying to complete their squads, with overseas players awaiting the imminent UAE auction in the knowledge that they will be paid considerably more over a much shorter time-frame. A typical contract for an import at the Big Bash is worth £100,000 for the full season.
Several overseas slots remain unfilled as a result and led Cricket Australia to contemplate raising the salary cap for their competition. Despite its expansion to 61 days, to incorporate a full home and away series, the money available for wages has not increased commensurately.
Sydney Sixers were recently snubbed by West Indies spinner Sunil Narine due to the disparity in money, with the world's best T20 performers now expected to head to the UAE T20X and then the Bangladesh Premier League, which begins on January 10 and concludes on February 17.
Morgan - who also captains Kerala Kings in the UAE's 10-over league, the second edition of which begins in Sharjah on November 23 - has previously played for Sydney Thunder, the team Joe Root and Joe Buttler will represent between December 19 and January 10.
His switch to the Emirates is an indication that the T20 circuit there is about to welcome a second power base behind India.
Although the Middlesex left-hander was overlooked in this year's Indian Premier League auction along with Root and Jonny Bairstow, the England players that were picked up typically earned £225,000 - paid on a pro rata basis depending on how many of the tournament's 51 days they were available for.
https://www.google.com.bh/amp/www.d...con-player-money-spinning-UAE-T20-league.html
