BCCI is planning to formalize a system in order to provide central contracts for domestic players. Many are keen to know if there would be any significant rise in the pay of domestic cricketers if central contracts get processed.
As per TOI’s report, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had confirmed to TOI in March that the board would be introducing central contracts for domestic cricketers from this season. He had also claimed that there will
be a significant pay hike for domestic players. But the pandemic delayed the process. BCCI has also been revisiting its tax structure and trying to get tax benefits on several expenditures.
“The contract system is likely to be facilitated through state associations. There’s an idea to send a proforma to the state associations and they will need to follow the standard procedure to implement the contracts,” a BCCI source told the media.
The discussion on contracts being formalized is believed to have emerged due to domestic players are getting anxious about the possibility of a trimmed season which could lead to a loss of substantial part of their earnings.
