BCCI Central Contracts – Indian Cricketers Salary: Rohit Sharma & Co are set for a hike in their central contracts after 5 years. With BCCI pocketing fat cheques from IPL Media Rights, the players will receive some benefits. BCCI is mulling a 10-20% hike in annual retainership for the 2022-23 season. Despite playing more games during these four years, Indian players have not received any hike even after BCCI sold two new IPL franchises last year. Follow BCCI Apex Council Meeting LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
“It’s part of the discussions we will have. We are aware that the retainership increment was last done during CoA. But we also have to account for Covid. This time, we are discussing an increase of around 10-20%. But nothing is finalised as of now. We will have a decision at Apex Council Meeting,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.
BCCI Central Contracts: Rohit Sharma & Co set for BUMPER hike in salary as BCCI mulls increase in Central Contract, Follow LIVE Updates
The last time players received a salary hike was in the 2017-18 season. The Vinod Rai-led CoA introduced the Grade A+ slab with Rs 7 all format specialists getting Rs 7 Crore. Since then, the BCCI has maintained four slabs of Rs 7 Cr, Rs 5 Cr, Rs 3 Cr and Rs 1 Cr.
But with England players earning more than Indian players in terms of annual salary, it’s time for the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to be in parity.
InsideSport understands that the highest category slab of Rs 7 Crore is under discussion to become Rs 10 Cr. Rs 5 Crore slab is likely to become 7 Crore and players in Grade B and C could earn around Rs 5 and 3 Crore, respectively.
What to expect in new Central contract?
- BCCI is mulling a 10-20% hike across all four Grades.
- Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhiman Saha will lose out on central contract.
- Suryakumar Yadav is set for a bumper rise in salary.
- He is currently in C Grade with an annual salary of Rs 1 Crore.
- However, as he is currently the World No 1 T20 batter, he will get a promotion to Grade B.
- Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya will also get a raise.
- Hardik is already a choice for future T20 captaincy.
- Hardik Pandya is currently in Group C. As he is set to take over T20 captaincy from Rohit Sharma, he will get a promotion to Group A.
- KL Rahul who is Grade A is likely to get a promotion to Grade A+.
“Surya was in Group C but his performance in the last one year warrants a promotion to Group B at least, if not A. He is currently world No. 1 in T20I ICC rankings and is a serious contender in ODI team also,” a senior official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Current BCCI Central Contracts:
- A+ Grade (Rs 7 crore): Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma.
- A Grade (Rs 5 crore): Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami.
- B Grade (Rs 3 crore): Cheteshwar Pujara, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya
- C Grade (Rs 1 crore): Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryakumar Yadav and Mayank Agarwal.
BCCI Central Contracts: Rohit Sharma & Co set for BUMPER hike in salary as BCCI mulls increase in Central Contract, Follow LIVE Updates
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