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Ranji Trophy: Year after compensation promise, disbursement plan yet to be worked out for players
© Provided by Zee NewsThe compensation promised to India's first-class players after the 2020 Ranji Trophy season stood cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be disbursed as state units have still not sent in the requisite details, BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal told PTI on Monday.
In a recent article in the UK's 'Telegraph' newspaper, it came to light that the BCCI is yet to share the T20 World Cup runners-up prize money of USD 550,000 with the Indian women's team. The Board responded by promising to deliver this week.
The developments also brought into focus the inordinate delay in players' payments across the board, irrespective of gender. The Ranji Trophy compensation package is another instance of delay and devising an acceptable formula for one and all isn't as easy and linear, Dhumal admitted.
"We have to discuss with states because they have to tell us who would have played, how many matches, who would have been in reserves. None of the states have sent any proposal for the compensation package," Dhumal said.
During this edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021), there were 73 uncapped Indian domestic players across eight teams (including Basil Thampi and Deepak Hooda, who have been a part of the Indian team). These players had contracts ranging from Rs 20 lakh to nearly Rs 10 crore (Krishnappa Gowtham).
However, there are around 700 others, who don't have IPL contracts and make anything between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in a full domestic season with maximum earnings coming from Ranji Trophy where they get a match fee of Rs 1.40 lakh.
"The treasurer is right. The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has announced the compensation but how do you determine which are the players who would play 8 games, or 10 games in a season? The reserve players get half, so how do you compute that? "You can't just give a flat amount to every player. Giving a lump sum to states is an option but how do you monitor the states?" asked a former BCCI official and state unit veteran.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant closure of BCCI headquarters has led to delays but it's of little consolation to the domestic players as most of them are yet to receive the Gross Revenue Share (GRS) for the past few seasons.
BCCI has always allocated a share from its TV broadcast revenue to the domestic cricketers and it is normally paid in September after the annual accounts are settled.
According to Dhumal, the GRS of domestic cricketers has been kept pending since the 2016-17 season. "We pay the GRS amounts after the accounts are settled. But I must tell you that since 2016-17, when the Committee of Administrators (CoA) was in operation, GRS has not been cleared."
However, Dhumal said that this year's Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy payments (Rs 35,000 per match) have been cleared. "I can also confirm that payments for the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy have also been disbursed," Dhumal informed.
He then explained how the payments are disbursed. "It's the state associations which raise the invoice of the match fees of their players as per the number of games they have played or been part of the series. Verification part of the data (matches played) is done by the states.
"The GST also needs to be computed. If the states delay in sending the invoices, that at times also leads to delay in payments. Some states, immediately after the end of the season, send us the invoice with all due diligence and their players immediately receive payments," said Dhumal.
The senior Indian players received their annual retainer fees after nearly one year, reason being the delay in signing the contracts. "The delay in payment of central contracts was two fold. The offices were closed and also it took time during lockdown to get the players to sign the contract document," Dhumal said.
Reports: No Decision On Pat Cummins’ IPL 2021 Participation Yet
Reports: No Decision On Pat Cummins' IPL 2021 Participation Yet
A few days after the BCCI’s announcement of the second phase of IPL 2021 shifting to the UAE, Australia’s star pacer Pat Cummins was rumoured to miss the same. The BCCI had to postpone IPL 2021 indefinitely in the first week of May after 29 matches since four franchises reported a handful of COVID-19 positive cases. But sources close to Pat Cummins have confirmed there is no word yet on his participation.
Pat Cummins joined the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020 as the costliest player in the IPL auction, fetching a mind-boggling INR 15.5 crores. The 27-year old performed reasonably well in the UAE last year and hence, got retained by the franchise ahead of the 14th edition. He was the highest wicket-taker for the Knight Riders in IPL 2021, while the 14th season also saw his rise as a hard-hitting batsman. After IPL 2021’s suspension, the Australian contingent travelled to the Maldives and spent 14 days more at the quarantine in Sydney before reuniting with their families.
Steve Smith and Pat Cummins (Image Credit: Twitter)
The BCCI already faces the trouble of the unavailability of various foreign players. England Cricket Board director Ashley Giles strongly indicated that their players would not be allowed to participate in IPL during their resting period from the bio-bubble. Australian players’ participation also remain under the cloud due to their busy international summer, with Cricket Australia wanting to keep their players fresh for the same.
Pat Cummins is just out of quarantine and we are catching up with him: Sources
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Sources claimed that Pat Cummins’ participation in the UAE leg of IPL 2021 is unknown yet as he just came out of quarantine. It further said that there is catching up to do about the weeks and months ahead; thus, there is no official word on the marquee T20 league yet.
“We do not know yet. Pat is just out of quarantine and we are catching up with him to talk about the weeks and months ahead. No decision as yet regarding his participation in IPL,” Sources said as quoted by the ANI.
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