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Players to sign gradation contract before Aussie tour
Mumbai, Oct 21: The Indian test players would have to sign the three-tier gradation payment contract before they embark on the 82-day tour of Australia beginning November 21, a top cricket board source said here today.
Mumbai, Oct 21: The Indian test players would have
to sign the three-tier gradation payment contract before they
embark on the 82-day tour of Australia beginning November 21,
a top cricket board source said here today.
Indian team's representatives Sachin Tendulkar, skipper
Sourav Ganguly, vice-captain Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble had
recently agreed to the three-tier gradation of payment to
players when they met cricket board President Jagmohan Dalmiya
at Delhi last month, according to the source.
The players selected for the tour will have to sign the
contract before the team leaves for Australia, he said.
"The senior cricketers had agreed to the three-tier gradation with a base retainership fee of Rs 60 lakh per annum for grade-a players, Rs 30 lakh for grade-b players and Rs 15 lakh for grade-c players, who should figure in atleast two tests or seven one-day internationals. The retainership fee will be part of the players' pool (26 per cent of BCCIi's gross earnings), the source added. "Around 20 cricketers are likely to get individual contracts from BCCI and the board may have to dig into its coffers to pay the players extra expenditure should the quantum of retainership and match fee together exceed the 13 per cent allotted for international cricket," he said.
According to a BCCI announcement recently, 26 per cent of its total earnings would go towards the players' pool, the break-up being 13 per cent for international cricket, 10.6 for domestic cricket and 2.4 per cent for junior players.
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"The senior cricketers had agreed to the three-tier gradation with a base retainership fee of Rs 60 lakh per annum for grade-a players, Rs 30 lakh for grade-b players and Rs 15 lakh for grade-c players, who should figure in atleast two tests or seven one-day internationals. The retainership fee will be part of the players' pool (26 per cent of BCCIi's gross earnings), the source added. "Around 20 cricketers are likely to get individual contracts from BCCI and the board may have to dig into its coffers to pay the players extra expenditure should the quantum of retainership and match fee together exceed the 13 per cent allotted for international cricket," he said.
According to a BCCI announcement recently, 26 per cent of its total earnings would go towards the players' pool, the break-up being 13 per cent for international cricket, 10.6 for domestic cricket and 2.4 per cent for junior players.
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