BCCI announces new contract system and compensation structure for Indian Cricket
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) for BCCI on Wednesday announced the Annual Player Contracts for the period from October 2017 to September 2018. The CoA was of the view that the performance and position of Indian Cricket needs to be recognised with the fee structure comparable to the best in the world.
The highlights of the new payment structure are as under-
1. Team India (Senior Men)
(i) Introduction of a new category : A+
(ii) New retainership fee structure
| Period | Grade A + | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C |
| Oct 2017 to Sept 2018 | INR 7 Cr | INR 5 Cr | INR 3 Cr | INR 1 Cr |
2. Team India (Senior Women)
(i) Introduction of a new category : C
| Period | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C |
| Oct 2017 to Sept 2018 | INR 50 Lakhs | INR 30 Lakhs | INR 10 Lakhs |
3.Domestic Cricket (Season 2017-18)
(i) Focus on the increase in Match fee and an upfront payment model for Domestic Cricketers
.The Domestic Match fee structure will witness an over 200 per cent hike in each category.
| Men’s Domestic (Fee per day) | INR | INR |
| Category | Playing XI | Reserves |
| Senior | 35,000 | 17,500 |
| U23 | 17,500 | 8,750 |
| U19 | 10,500 | 5,250 |
| U16 | 3,500 | 1,750 |
| INRWomen’s Domestic (Fee per day) | INR | INR |
| Category | Playing XI | Reserves |
| Senior | 12,500 | 6,250 |
| U23 | 5,500 | 2,750 |
| U19/U16 | 5,500 | 2,750 |
.T20 match fee = 50 % of the respective category.
Distribution of Annual Player Contracts Team India (Senior Mengr
| Grade | S.NO | Athletes |
| A+ | 1 | Mr Virat Kohli |
| A+ | 2 | Mr Rohit Sharma |
| A+ | 3 | Mr Shikhar Dhawan |
| A+ | 4 | Mr Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| A+ | 5 | Mr Jasprit Bumrah |
| A | 6 | Mr Ravichandran Ashwin |
| A | 7 | Mr Ravindra Jadeja |
| A | 8 | Mr Murali Vijay |
| A | 9 | Mr Cheteshwar Pujara |
| A | 10 | Mr Ajinkya Rahane |
| A | 11 | Mr MS Dhoni |
| A | 12 | Mr Wridhhiman Saha |
| B | 13 | Mr KL Rahul |
| B | 14 | Mr Umesh Yadav |
| B | 15 | Mr Kuldeep Yadav |
| B | 16 | Mr Yuzvendra Chahal |
| B | 17 | Mr Hardik Pandya |
| B | 18 | Mr Ishant Sharma |
| B | 19 | Mr Dinesh Karthik |
| C | 20 | Mr Kedar Jadhav |
| C | 21 | Mr Manish Pandey |
| C | 22 | Mr Axar Patel |
| C | 23 | Mr Karun Nair |
| C | 24 | Mr Suresh Raina |
| C | 25 | Mr Parthiv Patel |
| C | 26 | Mr Jayant Yadav |
Distribution of Annual Player Contracts Team India (Senior Women)
| Grade | S.NO | Athletes |
| A | 1 | Ms Mithali Raj |
| A | 2 | Ms Jhulan Goswami |
| A | 3 | Ms Harmanpreet Kaur |
| A | 4 | Ms Smriti Mandhana |
| B | 5 | Ms Poonam Yadav |
| B | 6 | Ms Veda Krishnamurthy |
| B | 7 | Ms Rajeshwari Gayakwad |
| B | 8 | Ms Ekta Bisht |
| B | 9 | Ms Shikha Pandey |
| B | 10 | Ms Deepti Sharma |
| C | 11 | Ms Mansi Joshi |
| C | 12 | Ms Anuja Patil |
| C | 13 | Ms Mona Meshram |
| C | 14 | Ms Nuzhat Parveen |
| C | 15 | Ms Sushma Verma |
| C | 16 | Ms Punam Raut |
| C | 17 | Ms Jemimah Rodrigues |
| C | 18 | Ms Pooja Vastrakar |
| C | 19 | Ms Taniya Bhatia |
The CoA recognises that the actual income of the BCCI fluctuates on an annual basis depending on the number of home matches Team India (Senior Men) plays. Hence, to insulate the player compensation, the CoA has sanctioned the creation of a Players Revenue / Compensation Equalization Fund” (PR/CEF) to which the BCCI will contribute approximately INR 125 Cr per annum from its surplus .
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