‘Rs 50 crore enough to compensate players’

While there was no detailed dialogue on the pandemic-time compensation for home cricketers on the Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday, the difficulty did get raised by one of many members.
With Saturday’s agenda centered on IPL and World T20, the office-bearers delayed the choice on offering monetary help to these whose revenue was impacted because of the cancellation of Ranji Trophy and different tournaments.
Earlier this month, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had reiterated that the BCCI would keep on with the choice taken on the AGM final yr.
“They will be compensated. It has been decided in the AGM only. So at the end of the season, when their payments will go, they will be compensated,” Ganguly advised The Indian Express.
Those within the know say that the BCCI will want round Rs 50 to 55 crore to maintain this promise.
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“If a compensation of around Rs 4.5 lakh is given to every player in the men’s teams, assuming that each team has a 20-member squad, and women’s cricketers are compensated with Rs 2.5 lakh each, then the total amount is likely to be around Rs 50 crore for the BCCI,” a BCCI member stated on situation on anonymity.
He additional added that for the reason that resumption of the IPL would make sure the pending Rs 1,500 crore fee from the host broadcaster, “sharing a small share of the amount with the players in need wouldn’t be asking too much.”