Test cricket fees of Indian players will be doubled.
BCCI President Anurag Thakur recently told Indian Express that Test match fees of Indian players will be doubled to make the format more financially striking. Till now, the Indian players were getting Rs. 7 lakh for a 5-day affair, but as per the reports, the hike will now see a howling Rs. 15 lakhs being salaried to the cricketers in the lengthiest format of the game.
In the previous year or two, there have numerous efforts made to popularize and recover the lost splendor of Test cricket, the most important being the outline of Day/Night games using the ‘Pink’ ball which has been much in discussion. Test matches are generally played in front of empty excluding a few series like the Ashes and those containing India and other big teams.
"We have doubled the match fees as we think Test cricket has to be given importance," BCCI president Anurag Thakur told Indian Express. "We have had debates to make Test cricket widespread and profitable among the new group. If we need to keep the players' attention in Tests active, we'll have to safeguard that Test players are improved salaried. We can't shy away from the trend that we are observing amongst new cricketers."
In the previous year or two, there have numerous efforts made to popularize and recover the lost splendor of Test cricket, the most important being the outline of Day/Night games using the ‘Pink’ ball which has been much in discussion. Test matches are generally played in front of empty excluding a few series like the Ashes and those containing India and other big teams.
"We have doubled the match fees as we think Test cricket has to be given importance," BCCI president Anurag Thakur told Indian Express. "We have had debates to make Test cricket widespread and profitable among the new group. If we need to keep the players' attention in Tests active, we'll have to safeguard that Test players are improved salaried. We can't shy away from the trend that we are observing amongst new cricketers."
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