Virat Kohli’s salary almost equal to the total salary of Pakistani cricketers

[Savak]

It’s really a shame for our Pakistani cricketers that they don’t have access to IPL for 12 years now.

Imagine the lost earnings for guys like Afridi, Ajmal, Umar Gul and now Babar Azam. Would have fetched top contracts.

Thankfully there are dozen of other leagues now these Pakistani players can participate in. Obv none are the jackpot that is IPL but still it is something.

Don't see this changing. I think IPL franchise owners themselves are very happy not living a single Pakistani player regardless of how world class they are, out of hatred and spite

 

[cricketjoshila]

Don't see this changing. I think IPL franchise owners themselves are very happy not living a single Pakistani player regardless of how world class they are, out of hatred and spite

Hatred and Spite?

Who will risk having a player who may tommorow abuse the country, its PM and its armed forces? Why will anyone want such negative publicity?

 

[Oxfordchamp]

Vast majority of my uncles did their bachelor's, masters and PhDs and have 15-20 years of work experience in their respective fields and are now making around $500,000-700,000 and even close to $1,000,000 per annum in some cases.

$80,000 for a top notch cricketer is very poor to be honest given that the player has given up everything for the sport. It's no wonder Pakistani players are desperate to play as many T20 leagues and county cricket as possible to shore up their earnings in the sport but therefore ending up with a maximized workload which results in injuries, burnout etc

also these cricketers play only for 10-15 years at the most..unlike other professionals who can work until retirement age of 60...so they have to be paid more during their playing days..

 

[Savak]

also these cricketers play only for 10-15 years at the most..unlike other professionals who can work until retirement age of 60...so they have to be paid more during their playing days..

The amount a successful professional sportsman makes during his playing days should be enough to comfortably set him up for life but it doesn't seem to be the case in Pakistan where players who have played for the country for 15-20 years still have to immediately find work after retirement. It's a major reason why Pakistani players try desperately to play as long as possible even well past their prime days given the financial uncertainty involved during retirement

 

[Savak]

Hatred and Spite?

Who will risk having a player who may tommorow abuse the country, its PM and its armed forces? Why will anyone want such negative publicity?

Lol don't think Afridi said anything from 2008 to 2015 during his peak T20 years.

 

[Savak]

It's crazy but Kohli is actually making the same amount of money as Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury ie boxers who are risking their life in the ring

 

[U$ofA]

Lol, this explains why the PCB always ultimately ends up going to Indian broadcasters because they are the only ones willing to pay them the highest price

Just to put it in perspective, the IPL broadcast deal dwarfs BCCI's international broadcast deal. The international broadcast deal is $944 million for 5 years vs $2.6 billion for IPL for 5 years.

Clearly shows where the fans are and consequently where the advertisers are.

 

[IAJ]

Hatred and Spite?

Who will risk having a player who may tommorow abuse the country, its PM and its armed forces? Why will anyone want such negative publicity?

Lol, apart from his hardcore bjp fans like you in India and outside, who else does give him positive publicity?

And why do you bring in country, armed forces and PM when people are talking about domestic cricket teams? Do you even understand how stupid it sounds?

The guys who get the contracts get paid for their performances and loyality to the club, but if they see something wrong is taking place they should be able to call a spade a spade, without getting stupid nationalist attack from people like you.

Or do they have this written in contracts that they can't say anything against Indian PM or it's armed forces as long as they are contracted to the club?

 

[IAJ]

It's crazy but Kohli is actually making the same amount of money as Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury ie boxers who are risking their life in the ring

Why is it crazy? It'a all about the market and the value your name carries.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Just to put it in perspective, the IPL broadcast deal dwarfs BCCI's international broadcast deal. The international broadcast deal is $944 million for 5 years vs $2.6 billion for IPL for 5 years.

Clearly shows where the fans are and consequently where the advertisers are.

Actually no.

In terms of per match basis international matches still dwarf IPL matches.

Bcci gets paid on per match basis.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Lol, apart from his hardcore bjp fans like you in India and outside, who else does give him positive publicity?

And why do you bring in country, armed forces and PM when people are talking about domestic cricket teams? Do you even understand how stupid it sounds?

The guys who get the contracts get paid for their performances and loyality to the club, but if they see something wrong is taking place they should be able to call a spade a spade, without getting stupid nationalist attack from people like you.

Or do they have this written in contracts that they can't say anything against Indian PM or it's armed forces as long as they are contracted to the club?

IPL is played in India, paid for by Indians.

Why will any Indian company want to pay someone who will tommorow abuse the PM of India, Indian armed forces and support separatism in India?

The guys can call a spade a spade or whatever, but they shouldn't be earning a dime here.

As they have their freedom so do we.

 

[IAJ]

IPL is played in India, paid for by Indians.

Why will any Indian company want to pay someone who will tommorow abuse the PM of India, Indian armed forces and support separatism in India?

The guys can call a spade a spade or whatever, but they shouldn't be earning a dime here.

As they have their freedom so do we.

bizarre logic, honestly. But khair, not surprised.

 

[U$ofA]

Actually no.

In terms of per match basis international matches still dwarf IPL matches.

Bcci gets paid on per match basis.

The bottom line is $944 million vs $2.6 billion in total revenues. Regardless of number of matches. I would bet that IPL makes more profit per match. Just because the $944 million includes test matches which is a hard sell.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The bottom line is $944 million vs $2.6 billion in total revenues. Regardless of number of matches. I would bet that IPL makes more profit per match. Just because the $944 million includes test matches which is a hard sell.

IPL has 60 plus matches a year, guaranteed.

International matches during that period are supposed to be 102 only. 22 tests 45 ODIs 35 T20Is.

 

[cricketjoshila]

bizarre logic, honestly. But khair, not surprised.

Why should Indians pay someone who hates supports separatism in this country, abuse its armed forces and PM?

India and Pakistan may play bilateral series sometime in future, but pakistanis wont get IPL contract.

 

[tyron_woodley]

virat kohli net worth is close 1250 crore now. Almost 180 million.

 

[chinaman00]

At the end of the day, Pakistan is a country of 200-million plus people, the fact that there’s such a wide disparity between BCCI and PCB in terms of finances shows a serious professional mismanagement happening at Pakistan cricket. The PCB hasn’t done nearly enough to promote and market Pakistan cricket. Granted that Pakistan Cricket had an entire missed decade where no cricket was played at home, still this is not enough excuse for the sorry state of affairs. In both India and other countries, sports is an entertainment. In Pakistan, even with the return of cricket, it’s being played in empty stadiums.

It was pathetic watching the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh series. The average Pakistani is wealthier than the average Indian (Indian wealth is concentrated within a small percentage of the population) but that’s not stopping the popularity of the game among the middle and lower strata of the Indian population. This is such a very important topic. It’s unfortunate to see some posters excuse this sad affairs away by blaming on external factors.

The PCB can surely not be blamed for the absence of international country in the country; but it must definitely be blamed on the lack of marketing of the game. I mean, has anyone seen domestic matches even at the highest levels in Pakistan? 1960s style cameras and boring commentary are employed. How’s anyone going to generate excitement from such a lousy setup?

 

[Hawkeye]

Lol, apart from his hardcore bjp fans like you in India and outside, who else does give him positive publicity?

Umm, you do realize that's an overwhelming majority of their population? More than a billion? They are conservative and nationalists, that party is huge in IND and the likes of [MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] is a 'common' there.

 

[IAJ]

Umm, you do realize that's an overwhelming majority of their population? More than a billion? They are conservative and nationalists, that party is huge in IND and the likes of [MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] is a 'common' there.

That’s my point, it’s only in India and a part of indians abroad. Doesn’t matter if they are 1 billion or 1 million.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

My same thoughts. Many professionals in their field here in America will be earning 80k a year. Babar the best cricketer in the country and making as much as a first year engineer...

Living standards are different. Most of the engineers money goes to taxes, rent, mortgage, food, electricity etc. they are left with 10-20k.

Babar is living in a country where he can comfortably live off 10-20k a year

For a Pakistani, it’s a lot of money. If you have a problem, blame the economy

 

[Thunderbolt14]

At the end of the day, Pakistan is a country of 200-million plus people, the fact that there’s such a wide disparity between BCCI and PCB in terms of finances shows a serious professional mismanagement happening at Pakistan cricket. The PCB hasn’t done nearly enough to promote and market Pakistan cricket. Granted that Pakistan Cricket had an entire missed decade where no cricket was played at home, still this is not enough excuse for the sorry state of affairs. In both India and other countries, sports is an entertainment. In Pakistan, even with the return of cricket, it’s being played in empty stadiums.

It was pathetic watching the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh series. The average Pakistani is wealthier than the average Indian (Indian wealth is concentrated within a small percentage of the population) but that’s not stopping the popularity of the game among the middle and lower strata of the Indian population. This is such a very important topic. It’s unfortunate to see some posters excuse this sad affairs away by blaming on external factors.

The PCB can surely not be blamed for the absence of international country in the country; but it must definitely be blamed on the lack of marketing of the game. I mean, has anyone seen domestic matches even at the highest levels in Pakistan? 1960s style cameras and boring commentary are employed. How’s anyone going to generate excitement from such a lousy setup?

Much of this is skewed. India has a much richer and much bigger middle class.

And Pakistan has done a miracle keeping cricket relevant despite not playing at home. Give it two years and you’ll see jam packed stadiums.

 

[Savak]

Living standards are different. Most of the engineers money goes to taxes, rent, mortgage, food, electricity etc. they are left with 10-20k.

Babar is living in a country where he can comfortably live off 10-20k a year

For a Pakistani, it’s a lot of money. If you have a problem, blame the economy

This does not make much sense. A lot of professionals who are making $80,000-100,000 a year with families are leaving Pakistan for opportunities abroad because in their view living expenses are unparralled compared to 10-15 years ago. Babar cannot be an exception either.

 

[Savak]

Much of this is skewed. India has a much richer and much bigger middle class.

And Pakistan has done a miracle keeping cricket relevant despite not playing at home. Give it two years and you’ll see jam packed stadiums.

No doubt India has a much richer middle class. But in the last few years i have been to Pakistan, i have seen even a poor person has access to a cell phone with high quality data access where he is able to watch youtube videos with decent coverage and literally everyone has access to whatsapp, facebook, instagram, twitter. The PCB has clearly not marketed the game properly and is still carrying on with their old out dated ways in the 90's and have no concept of how to monetize the game.

 

[cricketjoshila]

That’s my point, it’s only in India and a part of indians abroad. Doesn’t matter if they are 1 billion or 1 million.

The IPL is played in India, paid for by Indians.

Hardly any chance of pakistanis getting a contract for many years. Its not hatred or spite. Its just not allowing people who support separatism in India to get a dime from here.

 

[hashimafzal]

Living standards are different. Most of the engineers money goes to taxes, rent, mortgage, food, electricity etc. they are left with 10-20k.

Babar is living in a country where he can comfortably live off 10-20k a year

For a Pakistani, it’s a lot of money. If you have a problem, blame the economy

Living standards may be different, however you must also see that the PCB sells their TV rights in dollars, pays foreign staff in dollars, plays foreign PSL players in dollars, paying their top execs salaries comparable to those of doctors all while their own players own average salarys.

If Babar was to go test free market value I can promise you it will be worth a lot more than 80k per year. If it continues this way we will see more players going down the ABD route and playing in T20 leagues because we need to remember playing cricket is their profession.

PCB needs to wake up and see that there will be more cases of Amir and Wahab in the future and this is just the beginning of it if they cant take care of their talent.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

This does not make much sense. A lot of professionals who are making $80,000-100,000 a year with families are leaving Pakistan for opportunities abroad because in their view living expenses are unparralled compared to 10-15 years ago. Babar cannot be an exception either.

That is unreasonably unlikely. Professionals in Pakistan making USD 80,000-100,000 a year? You’re talking about the top of the top 0.01% who are leaving Pakistan for better living standards abroad and so their kids get better educations.

Living expenses will be much higher for these folks and they will be forced to live a modest life abroad in comparison to their lavish lifestyle in Pakistan.

Coming back to the original point, Babar can easily enjoy a lavish lifestyle in Pakistan.

 

[Mueez]

Virat Kohli will surpass SRT by the end of his career.

So there is no doubt that he will become the richest cricketer

 

[Thunderbolt14]

No doubt India has a much richer middle class. But in the last few years i have been to Pakistan, i have seen even a poor person has access to a cell phone with high quality data access where he is able to watch youtube videos with decent coverage and literally everyone has access to whatsapp, facebook, instagram, twitter. The PCB has clearly not marketed the game properly and is still carrying on with their old out dated ways in the 90's and have no concept of how to monetize the game.

No doubt, I agree that everyone has access to a cell phone. But I have three points that affect the growth of the game as well as revenue, and therefore Babar’s salary:

1) It is difficult to market the game when it is not happening in “real life” but thousands of miles away. True, people have access to smart phones, but in this way you are effectively limiting the PCB to social media marketing. If you look at it, the PCB twitter, facebook, and youtube are doing well. Beyond that, it is difficult to achieve more meaningful marketing of the game when one of the biggest loves for cricket develops a) on the streets where it has long been unsafe to play until I would say 2016 and b) in the stadiums during festival like atmospheres where everyone in the country is in love with the game in one moment of time. Unfortunately, people are disinterested because neither of these things are happening.

2) It also doesn’t help that the current Pakistan team has been incredibly mediocre for some years now. Even on this forum, there are many who stopped watching cricket after Mohali and returned to the game later. How can you expect average citizens to maintain interest when they can’t even see Babar Azam in person? You will note a rejuvenation of interest in cricket in Pakistan during the 2019 world cup. This is no accident, it is a combination of seeing a team that you can finally believe in again, as well as the ability for people around Pakistan to together celebrate the event all as one. Aside from the world cup, there are few other opportunities like this and you might remember that fewer people watched the 2015 World Cup in pakistan compared to 2019.

3) Let’s say the above two factors were not an issue. And all of Pakistan watches PSL and other matches. PCB still wouldn’t get a better broadcasting revenue because while our awaam can afford smart phones and even stadium tickets, they cannot afford Nike shoes or the cars advertised to them through commercials. This is the real roadblock. As someone who has worked with sponsors in the past, I can tell you it is incredibly difficult to acquire their funding without your audience demographic being rich enough to afford the products these sponsors provide. At the end of the day, the people following the game in Pakistan cannot afford the products and our elite, who can afford, is quite disinterested. I think football is a more popular sport for the elite if I’m being honest, and I’m speaking on behalf of hundreds of conversations with students from top private schools and universities in Lahore.

That being said, even if the entirety of Pakistan’s elite consisted of cricket lovers, it just isn’t a large enough demographic. Our middle class is too small, and just not rich enough. Definitely a huge gap where stratification of class has resulted in a concentrated upper class and a wide lower or lower middle class but barely anyone in the upper middle class.

To conclude, you can’t pay Babar’s salary as more than what it is right now if you don’t have the money. And given the circumstances, I think Babar’s salary is actually pretty great considering he is now in Pakistan’s top 1%.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Just did the conversion. That’s 1.3 Crore Rupees a year for Babar.

 

[Buffet]

At the end of the day, Pakistan is a country of 200-million plus people, the fact that there’s such a wide disparity between BCCI and PCB in terms of finances shows a serious professional mismanagement happening at Pakistan cricket. The PCB hasn’t done nearly enough to promote and market Pakistan cricket. Granted that Pakistan Cricket had an entire missed decade where no cricket was played at home, still this is not enough excuse for the sorry state of affairs. In both India and other countries, sports is an entertainment. In Pakistan, even with the return of cricket, it’s being played in empty stadiums.

It was pathetic watching the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh series. The average Pakistani is wealthier than the average Indian (Indian wealth is concentrated within a small percentage of the population) but that’s not stopping the popularity of the game among the middle and lower strata of the Indian population. This is such a very important topic. It’s unfortunate to see some posters excuse this sad affairs away by blaming on external factors.

The PCB can surely not be blamed for the absence of international country in the country; but it must definitely be blamed on the lack of marketing of the game. I mean, has anyone seen domestic matches even at the highest levels in Pakistan? 1960s style cameras and boring commentary are employed. How’s anyone going to generate excitement from such a lousy setup?

Estimate for 2020,

Median per capita income Pakistan - $418
Median per capita income India - $616

https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/median-income-by-country/

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Salary of top athletes are not going to be directly proportional to middle class in each country. It rises exponentially as size of middle class becomes larger.

What I meant that if one country has 20M and other has 200M then country with 200M will pay top sportsperson drastically higher than 10 times of country of 20M. Here I am assuming that middle class threashholds are comparable otherwise equation will be different and you can not simply take size and compare.

 

[Buffet]

No doubt, I agree that everyone has access to a cell phone. But I have three points that affect the growth of the game as well as revenue, and therefore Babar’s salary:

1) It is difficult to market the game when it is not happening in “real life” but thousands of miles away. True, people have access to smart phones, but in this way you are effectively limiting the PCB to social media marketing. If you look at it, the PCB twitter, facebook, and youtube are doing well. Beyond that, it is difficult to achieve more meaningful marketing of the game when one of the biggest loves for cricket develops a) on the streets where it has long been unsafe to play until I would say 2016 and b) in the stadiums during festival like atmospheres where everyone in the country is in love with the game in one moment of time. Unfortunately, people are disinterested because neither of these things are happening.

2) It also doesn’t help that the current Pakistan team has been incredibly mediocre for some years now. Even on this forum, there are many who stopped watching cricket after Mohali and returned to the game later. How can you expect average citizens to maintain interest when they can’t even see Babar Azam in person? You will note a rejuvenation of interest in cricket in Pakistan during the 2019 world cup. This is no accident, it is a combination of seeing a team that you can finally believe in again, as well as the ability for people around Pakistan to together celebrate the event all as one. Aside from the world cup, there are few other opportunities like this and you might remember that fewer people watched the 2015 World Cup in pakistan compared to 2019.

3) Let’s say the above two factors were not an issue. And all of Pakistan watches PSL and other matches. PCB still wouldn’t get a better broadcasting revenue because while our awaam can afford smart phones and even stadium tickets, they cannot afford Nike shoes or the cars advertised to them through commercials. This is the real roadblock. As someone who has worked with sponsors in the past, I can tell you it is incredibly difficult to acquire their funding without your audience demographic being rich enough to afford the products these sponsors provide. At the end of the day, the people following the game in Pakistan cannot afford the products and our elite, who can afford, is quite disinterested. I think football is a more popular sport for the elite if I’m being honest, and I’m speaking on behalf of hundreds of conversations with students from top private schools and universities in Lahore.

That being said, even if the entirety of Pakistan’s elite consisted of cricket lovers, it just isn’t a large enough demographic. Our middle class is too small, and just not rich enough. Definitely a huge gap where stratification of class has resulted in a concentrated upper class and a wide lower or lower middle class but barely anyone in the upper middle class.

To conclude, you can’t pay Babar’s salary as more than what it is right now if you don’t have the money. And given the circumstances, I think Babar’s salary is actually pretty great considering he is now in Pakistan’s top 1%.

Bold part is true, but I would think his salary should put him in 0.01% in terms of salary. It's 50 times highesr than average income and 150 times higher than median per capita income in Pakistan.

Equivalent in US will be 2.5M. It's not a small amount, but surely much lower than what top sports person in US can get. That gets to your previous point of expenditure power of consumer. If they can spend a ton buying shoes, clothes etc then advertisers will pay a ton to sport person as well.

When all said and done, 80K USD in Pakistan should be pretty high and should put him among the top 0.01%. I am sure it will go up with time as he gets more fame. Also Pakistani middle class will have more money collectively in coming years and the last but not the least, cricket will return to Pakistan in coming years.

 

[Savak]

No doubt, I agree that everyone has access to a cell phone. But I have three points that affect the growth of the game as well as revenue, and therefore Babar’s salary:

1) It is difficult to market the game when it is not happening in “real life” but thousands of miles away. True, people have access to smart phones, but in this way you are effectively limiting the PCB to social media marketing. If you look at it, the PCB twitter, facebook, and youtube are doing well. Beyond that, it is difficult to achieve more meaningful marketing of the game when one of the biggest loves for cricket develops a) on the streets where it has long been unsafe to play until I would say 2016 and b) in the stadiums during festival like atmospheres where everyone in the country is in love with the game in one moment of time. Unfortunately, people are disinterested because neither of these things are happening.

2) It also doesn’t help that the current Pakistan team has been incredibly mediocre for some years now. Even on this forum, there are many who stopped watching cricket after Mohali and returned to the game later. How can you expect average citizens to maintain interest when they can’t even see Babar Azam in person? You will note a rejuvenation of interest in cricket in Pakistan during the 2019 world cup. This is no accident, it is a combination of seeing a team that you can finally believe in again, as well as the ability for people around Pakistan to together celebrate the event all as one. Aside from the world cup, there are few other opportunities like this and you might remember that fewer people watched the 2015 World Cup in pakistan compared to 2019.

3) Let’s say the above two factors were not an issue. And all of Pakistan watches PSL and other matches. PCB still wouldn’t get a better broadcasting revenue because while our awaam can afford smart phones and even stadium tickets, they cannot afford Nike shoes or the cars advertised to them through commercials. This is the real roadblock. As someone who has worked with sponsors in the past, I can tell you it is incredibly difficult to acquire their funding without your audience demographic being rich enough to afford the products these sponsors provide. At the end of the day, the people following the game in Pakistan cannot afford the products and our elite, who can afford, is quite disinterested. I think football is a more popular sport for the elite if I’m being honest, and I’m speaking on behalf of hundreds of conversations with students from top private schools and universities in Lahore.

That being said, even if the entirety of Pakistan’s elite consisted of cricket lovers, it just isn’t a large enough demographic. Our middle class is too small, and just not rich enough. Definitely a huge gap where stratification of class has resulted in a concentrated upper class and a wide lower or lower middle class but barely anyone in the upper middle class.

To conclude, you can’t pay Babar’s salary as more than what it is right now if you don’t have the money. And given the circumstances, I think Babar’s salary is actually pretty great considering he is now in Pakistan’s top 1%.

Maybe i am being harsh on Pakistan and the PCB. After all we are number 4 in the ICC revenue distribution table after India, Australia, England and this after Pakistan has suffered from almost 10 years of no proper international cricket in Pakistan.

Lets see what the PCB can accomplish in the next 3-5 years with future editions of the PSL being played at home and with frequent full international tours coming to Pakistan.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

maybe i am being harsh on pakistan and the pcb. After all we are number 4 in the icc revenue distribution table after india, australia, england and this after pakistan has suffered from almost 10 years of no proper international cricket in pakistan.

Lets see what the pcb can accomplish in the next 3-5 years with future editions of the psl being played at home and with frequent full international tours coming to pakistan.

iA.

 

[Slog]

Living standards may be different, however you must also see that the PCB sells their TV rights in dollars, pays foreign staff in dollars, plays foreign PSL players in dollars, paying their top execs salaries comparable to those of doctors all while their own players own average salarys.

If Babar was to go test free market value I can promise you it will be worth a lot more than 80k per year. If it continues this way we will see more players going down the ABD route and playing in T20 leagues because we need to remember playing cricket is their profession.

PCB needs to wake up and see that there will be more cases of Amir and Wahab in the future and this is just the beginning of it if they cant take care of their talent.

To go the so-called ABDV route; you need access to IPL.

For ex- international cricketers going the freelance route, IPL is the big money spinner with other leagues being supplements. It does not make much sense to take this route without IPL access because international performances and reputation is what will get you entry in these other leagues. For eg. Pollard or Tymal Mills wouldn't have taken a T20 route if no access to IPL.

Also ABDV is a bad example because he had a successful 12 or so year international career before he went T20 route.

 

[MMHS]

I think, PCB is equal 3rd in ICC's revised revenue share model - equal with Australia and a bunch of other countries. This was based on 2017, unless there is an update these are the actual figures

India is getting $266 million more than England, which will take home $139 million. Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are getting $128 million each. Zimbabwe will get $94 million.

In comparison to that table (ICC Revenue share), no one can justify the payment made to Indian players vs to PAK players, because in exchange of 3 times revenue, BCCI probably has to manage a 6 times larger cricket universe.

It has to be for the market power - India having a large population based and a growing middle class, top few in any performing arts (in any skills actually) will earn obnoxiously high compared to common man's average income. Even in 1940s-50s, Raj Kapoor was among highest paid actors in world (I read, he was paid INR 100,000 for films, when the entire production cost was less that 200K). Last year, Amitabh, Salman & Shahrukh has submitted tax return with annual income between $35-$38 million - that's actually more than most Hollywood superstars.

The payment of Indian cricketers is just a polarization effect - if a countries economy grows by good certain % over a period, income level of the top bracket will grow exponentially.

Personally, I think PAK players' earnings from PCB/Cricket are quite decent compared to other sportsmen of the country. Problem is, PAK top players are probably not earning that much from off the cricket sources - this is one area that needs to develop.

 

[Savak]

I think, PCB is equal 3rd in ICC's revised revenue share model - equal with Australia and a bunch of other countries. This was based on 2017, unless there is an update these are the actual figures

India is getting $266 million more than England, which will take home $139 million. Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are getting $128 million each. Zimbabwe will get $94 million.

In comparison to that table (ICC Revenue share), no one can justify the payment made to Indian players vs to PAK players, because in exchange of 3 times revenue, BCCI probably has to manage a 6 times larger cricket universe.

It has to be for the market power - India having a large population based and a growing middle class, top few in any performing arts (in any skills actually) will earn obnoxiously high compared to common man's average income. Even in 1940s-50s, Raj Kapoor was among highest paid actors in world (I read, he was paid INR 100,000 for films, when the entire production cost was less that 200K). Last year, Amitabh, Salman & Shahrukh has submitted tax return with annual income between $35-$38 million - that's actually more than most Hollywood superstars.

The payment of Indian cricketers is just a polarization effect - if a countries economy grows by good certain % over a period, income level of the top bracket will grow exponentially.

Personally, I think PAK players' earnings from PCB/Cricket are quite decent compared to other sportsmen of the country. Problem is, PAK top players are probably not earning that much from off the cricket sources - this is one area that needs to develop.

Interesting points. I doubt a cricketer will compare his earnings to different sportsmen but someone in his field. Where do you feel the players should be making more off the cricket sources?

I remember when Wasim Akram was asked in an interview as to why does he refuse to deal with a lot of Pakistani corporations and advertisers and he commented that they are cheapskates and he has a value and that he out of principal will refuse to provide his services for free or a nominal amount. And he specifically mentioned that these Pakistani corporations which are among the top corporations in Pakistan with annual revenues of millions of dollars and in one case a corporation with a billion dollar i.e. Engro should have been ashamed of themselves for even thinking that it was justifiable for them to hire the services of a cricketing legend, icon celebrity for a dirt cheap price. I think what he said had merit because if the top Pakistani corporations are offering a pittance to someone as marketable as Wasim Akram in Pakistan then what chances to other Pakistani players have.

 

[Slog]

Interesting points. I doubt a cricketer will compare his earnings to different sportsmen but someone in his field. Where do you feel the players should be making more off the cricket sources?

I remember when Wasim Akram was asked in an interview as to why does he refuse to deal with a lot of Pakistani corporations and advertisers and he commented that they are cheapskates and he has a value and that he out of principal will refuse to provide his services for free or a nominal amount. And he specifically mentioned that these Pakistani corporations which are among the top corporations in Pakistan with annual revenues of millions of dollars and in one case a corporation with a billion dollar i.e. Engro should have been ashamed of themselves for even thinking that it was justifiable for them to hire the services of a cricketing legend, icon celebrity for a dirt cheap price. I think what he said had merit because if the top Pakistani corporations are offering a pittance to someone as marketable as Wasim Akram in Pakistan then what chances to other Pakistani players have.

I’m pretty sure wasim akram is still making more from endorsements than any other cricketer

 

[Savak]

I’m pretty sure wasim akram is still making more from endorsements than any other cricketer

No doubt but its probably also because of his stubborn insistence on being paid a premium price. Had he compromised and agreed to accept what he feels was a pittance, word may have gotten out and other corporations would have started offering him a similar price. For e.g when you demand a certain price from an advertiser or anyone looking for you to endorse their brand, products/services they can ask you "Show us proof that you are worth this price or you have gotten similar offers from other competitors?" and Wasim can show them copies of contracts, cheques e.t.c.

 

[NoBallZombie]

No doubt but its probably also because of his stubborn insistence on being paid a premium price. Had he compromised and agreed to accept what he feels was a pittance, word may have gotten out and other corporations would have started offering him a similar price. For e.g when you demand a certain price from an advertiser or anyone looking for you to endorse their brand, products/services they can ask you "Show us proof that you are worth this price or you have gotten similar offers from other competitors?" and Wasim can show them copies of contracts, cheques e.t.c.

Imagine Wasim doing an advert as exciting as what Safraz did in that pan masala ad, that was shocking. I guess the only start that is somewhat immune from all this is Afridi, the guy manages to do some really awful ads and it does not effect is star value at all.

 

[U$ofA]

Well, the new Forbes list for athletes has come out. Kohli is at number 66 in of the top 100 list at $26 million. His earnings went up by a modest $1 million over his previous year's earnings of $25 million.

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

India captain Virat Kohli remained the only cricketer to be included in the list of top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 put forward by Forbes magazine. The right-handed batsman is also the only Indian athlete to be featured in the list. According to Forbes, Kohli had an estimated total earnings of $26 million ($24m from endorsements and $2m from salary/winnings). He made a jump of over 30 places from 2019, as he was positioned at the 66th spot in this year’s list.

The factors that went into Forbes’ calculation were athletes’ revenue, including prize money, salaries, contract bonuses, endorsements, royalties, and appearance fees from June 1, 2019, until June 1, 2020.

This is the second year in a row that Kohli has become the only Indian to feature in the Forbes’ list of top 100 highest-paid athletes. In 2019, he was positioned at the 100th place with an estimated earnings of $25 million.

Meanwhile, Swiss tennis great Roger Federer has become the first from his sport to top Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes. With an estimated $106.3 million earned over the past 12 months, Federer edged out Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from the top spot.

The three athletes immediately below Federer are all football players with Ronaldo on second with estimated earnings of $105 million. His arch rival and Argentine great Lionel Messi is third with an estimated $104 million while Brazil’s Neymar comes fourth with $95.5 million.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...tes-of-2020/story-iiblvtKbRbtoP3xdxpFbNN.html

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

Rich man is Virat.

 

[MenInG]

Mumbai, May 24: Virat Kohli is the dream cricketer for of several aspiring players. He is one of the best batsmen across generations, has millions of followers in Twitter and Instagram, more than film stars and high-profile political leaders, he is a super-rich sportsperson owns a fancy garage and his wife is an uber successful Bollywood actor. Kohli earns big bucks in the form of BCCI A+ Central Contract and of course there are multi-million dollar commercial deals too with various firms, and he owns his own brands like Wrogn.

Naturally, there should not be a cricketer who gets paid higher than Kohli, isn't it! But the reality is slightly different at least when it comes to captaincy payment.

Let's take a look at the 8 highest paid captains in international cricket and Kohli surprisingly comes second.

1. Joe Root The England Test captain earns GBP 870000/- as annual salary (Rs 8.97 crore) from the England and Wales Cricket Board. Eoin Morga, the World Cup winning England limited overs captain, pales in comparison as he draws a meagre GBP 170000 from the ECB, equivalent of Rs 1.75 crore.

2. Virat Kohli The Indian captain in all three formats falls into the lucrative A+ contract and earns Rs 7 crore per annum as salary.

3. Tim Paine The Australian Test captain Paine earns AUD 1 million (Rs 5.6 crore) while his white ball counterpart Aaron Finch too earns a similar sum.

4. Dean Elgar The South African Test captain Elgar earns Rs 3.2 crore annually from Cricket South Africa, while limited-overs captain Temba Bavuma gets Rs 2.5 crore every year.

5. Kane Williamson The affable New Zealand captain, who is the current No 1 Test batsman, is paid Rs 1.77 crore by the New Zealand Cricket. Both Kohli and Williamson will come face to face during the WTC Final, starting on June 18 at Southampton.

6. Kraigg Brathwaite The West Indies Test leader Brathwaite earns Rs 1.39 crore per year from the WICB, while limited-over skipper Kieron Pollard gets Rs 1.73 crore per annum from the board.

7. Babar Azam Pakistan captain Azam, who recently leapfrogged Kohli as the No 1 ODI batsman in the ICC Rankings, gets Rs 62 lakh per year from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

8. Dimuth Karunaratne The Sri Lankan skipper Karunaratne earns Rs 51 lakh per year through his contract with the SLC, while white ball captain Kusal Perera gets Rs 25 lakh in a year.

Read more at: https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/who-...-is-not-virat-kohli-find-rich-man-167184.html

 

[Thanos]

Mumbai, May 24: Virat Kohli is the dream cricketer for of several aspiring players. He is one of the best batsmen across generations, has millions of followers in Twitter and Instagram, more than film stars and high-profile political leaders, he is a super-rich sportsperson owns a fancy garage and his wife is an uber successful Bollywood actor. Kohli earns big bucks in the form of BCCI A+ Central Contract and of course there are multi-million dollar commercial deals too with various firms, and he owns his own brands like Wrogn.

Naturally, there should not be a cricketer who gets paid higher than Kohli, isn't it! But the reality is slightly different at least when it comes to captaincy payment.

Let's take a look at the 8 highest paid captains in international cricket and Kohli surprisingly comes second.

1. Joe Root The England Test captain earns GBP 870000/- as annual salary (Rs 8.97 crore) from the England and Wales Cricket Board. Eoin Morga, the World Cup winning England limited overs captain, pales in comparison as he draws a meagre GBP 170000 from the ECB, equivalent of Rs 1.75 crore.

2. Virat Kohli The Indian captain in all three formats falls into the lucrative A+ contract and earns Rs 7 crore per annum as salary.

3. Tim Paine The Australian Test captain Paine earns AUD 1 million (Rs 5.6 crore) while his white ball counterpart Aaron Finch too earns a similar sum.

4. Dean Elgar The South African Test captain Elgar earns Rs 3.2 crore annually from Cricket South Africa, while limited-overs captain Temba Bavuma gets Rs 2.5 crore every year.

5. Kane Williamson The affable New Zealand captain, who is the current No 1 Test batsman, is paid Rs 1.77 crore by the New Zealand Cricket. Both Kohli and Williamson will come face to face during the WTC Final, starting on June 18 at Southampton.

6. Kraigg Brathwaite The West Indies Test leader Brathwaite earns Rs 1.39 crore per year from the WICB, while limited-over skipper Kieron Pollard gets Rs 1.73 crore per annum from the board.

7. Babar Azam Pakistan captain Azam, who recently leapfrogged Kohli as the No 1 ODI batsman in the ICC Rankings, gets Rs 62 lakh per year from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

8. Dimuth Karunaratne The Sri Lankan skipper Karunaratne earns Rs 51 lakh per year through his contract with the SLC, while white ball captain Kusal Perera gets Rs 25 lakh in a year.

Read more at: https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/who-...-is-not-virat-kohli-find-rich-man-167184.html

Definitely something wrong in PCB management. Pak player's salary not even close to SA and WI player's salary. Babar's salary is almost equal to Karunaratne (SL).
Pak has big population compared to SA, WI and SL and cricket is the most popular game in country.

What happens to money PCB gets from ICC revenue
model andd bilateral series?

 

[MenInG]

Good to see cricketers earning well - hopefully keeps the corrupters out of the game when youngsters know they too can aspire to make so much money.

 

[ManFan]

Had a poor 2020 and so far, an even more disappointing 2021.

 

[Savak]

The PCB can only pay and cricketers can only earn what the economy of the country they are living in, working for can afford to pay them.

 

[Mr Crickekter]

Mumbai, May 24: Virat Kohli is the dream cricketer for of several aspiring players. He is one of the best batsmen across generations, has millions of followers in Twitter and Instagram, more than film stars and high-profile political leaders, he is a super-rich sportsperson owns a fancy garage and his wife is an uber successful Bollywood actor. Kohli earns big bucks in the form of BCCI A+ Central Contract and of course there are multi-million dollar commercial deals too with various firms, and he owns his own brands like Wrogn.

Naturally, there should not be a cricketer who gets paid higher than Kohli, isn't it! But the reality is slightly different at least when it comes to captaincy payment.

Let's take a look at the 8 highest paid captains in international cricket and Kohli surprisingly comes second.

1. Joe Root The England Test captain earns GBP 870000/- as annual salary (Rs 8.97 crore) from the England and Wales Cricket Board. Eoin Morga, the World Cup winning England limited overs captain, pales in comparison as he draws a meagre GBP 170000 from the ECB, equivalent of Rs 1.75 crore.

2. Virat Kohli The Indian captain in all three formats falls into the lucrative A+ contract and earns Rs 7 crore per annum as salary.

3. Tim Paine The Australian Test captain Paine earns AUD 1 million (Rs 5.6 crore) while his white ball counterpart Aaron Finch too earns a similar sum.

4. Dean Elgar The South African Test captain Elgar earns Rs 3.2 crore annually from Cricket South Africa, while limited-overs captain Temba Bavuma gets Rs 2.5 crore every year.

5. Kane Williamson The affable New Zealand captain, who is the current No 1 Test batsman, is paid Rs 1.77 crore by the New Zealand Cricket. Both Kohli and Williamson will come face to face during the WTC Final, starting on June 18 at Southampton.

6. Kraigg Brathwaite The West Indies Test leader Brathwaite earns Rs 1.39 crore per year from the WICB, while limited-over skipper Kieron Pollard gets Rs 1.73 crore per annum from the board.

7. Babar Azam Pakistan captain Azam, who recently leapfrogged Kohli as the No 1 ODI batsman in the ICC Rankings, gets Rs 62 lakh per year from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

8. Dimuth Karunaratne The Sri Lankan skipper Karunaratne earns Rs 51 lakh per year through his contract with the SLC, while white ball captain Kusal Perera gets Rs 25 lakh in a year.

Read more at: https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/who-...-is-not-virat-kohli-find-rich-man-167184.html

This has three bad consequences:_
1)This has killed the spirit of game
2)itz is total injustice with those educated people who after years of hard work only get a job of Rs 20000 to 50000.
One of my friend is an IAS officer and is posted as Director of education,but he only gets a meagre amount of Rs 2.5 lac as salary... He once shared his thoughts with me and he was very much annoyed by system.
Giving my own experience,I once told my students that you will get respect if you are educated and people will fallow you...many brilliant students in the hall replied me " Sir how much qualified Sehwag is....."
3) by this India will always remain a third world country...

Rich are becoming richer day by day.....and poor are becoming poorest day by day.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

2)itz is total injustice with those educated people who after years of hard work only get a job of Rs 20000 to 50000.
One of my friend is an IAS officer and is posted as Director of education,but he only gets a meagre amount of Rs 2.5 lac as salary... He once shared his thoughts with me and he was very much annoyed by system.

You say that like it's easy for any youngster to start playing cricket and reach the level of Kohli.

 

[Sir-fraz]

This has three bad consequences:_
1)This has killed the spirit of game
2)itz is total injustice with those educated people who after years of hard work only get a job of Rs 20000 to 50000.
One of my friend is an IAS officer and is posted as Director of education,but he only gets a meagre amount of Rs 2.5 lac as salary... He once shared his thoughts with me and he was very much annoyed by system.
Giving my own experience,I once told my students that you will get respect if you are educated and people will fallow you...many brilliant students in the hall replied me " Sir how much qualified Sehwag is....."
3) by this India will always remain a third world country...

Rich are becoming richer day by day.....and poor are becoming poorest day by day.

World is not a fair place. Nor will it ever be. No such thing as a utopia or perfection.

Dog eat dog world. This system is still better then communism and socialism..

 

[jusarrived]

This has three bad consequences:_
1)This has killed the spirit of game
2)itz is total injustice with those educated people who after years of hard work only get a job of Rs 20000 to 50000.
One of my friend is an IAS officer and is posted as Director of education,but he only gets a meagre amount of Rs 2.5 lac as salary... He once shared his thoughts with me and he was very much annoyed by system.
Giving my own experience,I once told my students that you will get respect if you are educated and people will fallow you...many brilliant students in the hall replied me " Sir how much qualified Sehwag is....."
3) by this India will always remain a third world country...

Rich are becoming richer day by day.....and poor are becoming poorest day by day.

Clearly your students have better understanding than their teacher. Who told you that some one who's good at aceing exams is entitled to earn more money than cricketer or any other field for that matter?

 

[Muhammad Kaleem]

PCB is paying its player more than BCCI in proportions to their respective earnings. BCCI is miser and greedy. Nine players of England are paid more by ECB than what is Kohli receiving from BCCI.

 

[Thanos]

PCB is paying its player more than BCCI in proportions to their respective earnings. BCCI is miser and greedy. Nine players of England are paid more by ECB than what is Kohli receiving from BCCI.

While comparing PCB and BCCI, you are looking at centrally contracted player's salary only.

What about domestic players and staff's salary, pension to retired players, 20% players auction amount to other nation's boards from IPL revenue model and what not.
Compare those as well between PCB and BCCI.

About England and India player's salary, I hope you understand difference in earning 1 million dollars in countries like India/Pak and in England.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

I hope you understand difference in earning 1 million dollars in countries like India/Pak and in England.

This!
Only people who never lived in India/Pak will equate these two amounts. Lol
Kohli is earning wayyyyyy more than Root.

 

[King_Kohli]

BCCI salary of 7cr is nothing for Kohli.

He is getting paid Rs 2.5 crore ($350,101) per Tweet.
2 Cr per Insta post.

His earning in 2020 was $26 million, which roughly translates to ₹196 crore.

 

[Ahmad-GERMANFC]

This has three bad consequences:_
1)This has killed the spirit of game
2)itz is total injustice with those educated people who after years of hard work only get a job of Rs 20000 to 50000.
One of my friend is an IAS officer and is posted as Director of education,but he only gets a meagre amount of Rs 2.5 lac as salary... He once shared his thoughts with me and he was very much annoyed by system.
Giving my own experience,I once told my students that you will get respect if you are educated and people will fallow you...many brilliant students in the hall replied me " Sir how much qualified Sehwag is....."
3) by this India will always remain a third world country...

Rich are becoming richer day by day.....and poor are becoming poorest day by day.

I can’t believe you’re saying this in seriousness.

Kohli and cricketers have a skill level that is literally one in a million. Giving exams and axing them isnt

 

[OMB]

New Mumbai Coach to Get Annual Salary of INR 50 Lakh, Interviews on Thursday

The Mumbai Cricket Association is likely to hand out a contract worth INR 50 lakh to the new Mumbai coach, as per a report in the Times of India. In a time where Covid-19 has impacted the entire economy, this could be the best-paid job for a Mumbai coach ever.

“MCA president Vijay Patil, secretary Sanjay Naik and the Cricket Improvement Committee were very clear that the new coach has to receive handsome remuneration, considering the pressure of the high-profile job, as everyone expects Mumbai to do well. This is the reason why so many big names have applied for the post this time. The new coach is likely to receive a contract worth Rs 50 lakh,” the source said.

Usually, the MCA pays INR 15-20 lakh per year to the senior team’s coach. But Patil maintained that he is looking to raise the pay to INR 50 lakh. The interviews for the Mumbai coach will begin in the BKC on Thursday.

Meanwhile, India Women’s skipper Mithali Raj looked forward to the future putting the past behind her, saying she will work together with newly appointed coach Ramesh Powar for the benefit of the team. Mithali and Powar were involved in a tussle after the 2018 ICC T20 World Cup, which eventually led to Powar being dropped as coach.

“The past is gone by. You cannot go back. I am sure he (Ramesh Powar) will come up with plans and we together will steer the ship,” Mithali told The Hindu.

“We will work in tandem and build a very strong team for the future, especially with the World Cup scheduled next year.”

Talking about the upcoming Tests against England and Australia, Mithali said,”For all the youngsters in the team, and even for someone like me who played a Test match seven years ago, there is no baggage to carry. We have not played the format for such a long time and hence can play with an open mind.”

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/new-mumbai-coach-to-get-annual-salary-of-inr-50-lakh-interviews-on-thursday-3781286.html

 

[MP2011]

This has three bad consequences:_
1)This has killed the spirit of game
2)itz is total injustice with those educated people who after years of hard work only get a job of Rs 20000 to 50000.
One of my friend is an IAS officer and is posted as Director of education,but he only gets a meagre amount of Rs 2.5 lac as salary... He once shared his thoughts with me and he was very much annoyed by system.
Giving my own experience,I once told my students that you will get respect if you are educated and people will fallow you...many brilliant students in the hall replied me " Sir how much qualified Sehwag is....."
3) by this India will always remain a third world country...

Rich are becoming richer day by day.....and poor are becoming poorest day by day.

Not sure if serious.

Skillset Kohli has (considering all formats of a game where its played) is second to none in entire world. That he earns what he is earning is fair reflection of his extremely hard work to get where he is and burgeoning population of cricket mad Indian fans, tapped adeptly by BCCI's sharp business acumen.

You may begrudge what he earns from his social media presence but you can't possibly be jealous of the moolah he earns from his on field success!

 

[gazza619]

Is this even an issue? He is getting paid based on his worth and the market he belongs to.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

With a Net Worth of Rs 1450 Crore, Ajay Jadeja Surpasses Virat Kohli to Become the Richest Cricket Personality: Report

Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been named the heir to the Jamnagar Royal Throne in Gujarat. The announcement, made by Maharaja Jamsaheb of Nawanagar on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, places Jadeja in line to inherit a fortune estimated at over ₹1,450 crore. This staggering sum would make him the wealthiest sports personality in India, surpassing even cricket superstar Virat Kohli, whose net worth is estimated at around ₹1,000 crore.

This inheritance solidifies the already deep connection between the Jamnagar royal family and the world of cricket. The prestigious Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy are named after Jadeja’s relatives, KS Ranjitsinhji and KS Duleepsinhji, respectively.

With a Net Worth of Rs 1450 Crore, Ajay Jadeja Surpasses Virat Kohli to Become the Richest Cricket Personality: Report - News18

Jadeja's royal upgrade has take his net worth over ₹1,450 crore, surpassing superstar Virat Kohli who reportedly boasts a net worth of around ₹1,000 crore.

www.news18.com

 

[Savak]

With a Net Worth of Rs 1450 Crore, Ajay Jadeja Surpasses Virat Kohli to Become the Richest Cricket Personality: Report

Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been named the heir to the Jamnagar Royal Throne in Gujarat. The announcement, made by Maharaja Jamsaheb of Nawanagar on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, places Jadeja in line to inherit a fortune estimated at over ₹1,450 crore. This staggering sum would make him the wealthiest sports personality in India, surpassing even cricket superstar Virat Kohli, whose net worth is estimated at around ₹1,000 crore.

This inheritance solidifies the already deep connection between the Jamnagar royal family and the world of cricket. The prestigious Ranji Trophy and Duleep Trophy are named after Jadeja’s relatives, KS Ranjitsinhji and KS Duleepsinhji, respectively.

With a Net Worth of Rs 1450 Crore, Ajay Jadeja Surpasses Virat Kohli to Become the Richest Cricket Personality: Report - News18

Jadeja's royal upgrade has take his net worth over ₹1,450 crore, surpassing superstar Virat Kohli who reportedly boasts a net worth of around ₹1,000 crore.

www.news18.com

Extreme injustice, Kohli has earned everything he has today throughout hardwork and performances. Jadeja is a convicted match fixer and is not surpassing Kohli's wealth because of inheritance.