Bihar cricketers within the lurch, BCCI hasn’t paid charges in two years

Prashant Singh, a 21-year-old quick bowler from Bihar, has not been paid match charges by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the final two seasons. With the pandemic raging throughout the nation, Prashant is frightened about therapy prices for his elder brother who’s Covid-19 constructive and isolating at dwelling in Chhapra. His mom too is discovering it tough to breathe.
Prashant, an Under-23 cricketer, is the only breadwinner in his household. He isn’t the one participant from Bihar who’s unpaid.
Cricketers from the state’s Under-23, the Under-19 and the senior crew await fee from the BCCI for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 season.
The BCCI has additionally dragged its ft on the compensation package deal for gamers, introduced in December by its secretary Jay Shah, following a truncated season minus the Ranji Trophy.
At the identical time, Bihar gamers have been ready for match charges.
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“Every time I get a message on my phone I presume money has been deposited. Last year I had to get my elder sister married. I borrowed money, hoping to repay when I get match fees. I lost my father in 2016. I haven’t received money till date. Now my elder brother has tested positive for the coronavirus. I don’t know where I will get money from,” Prashant, who’s to obtain about Rs 8 lakh, informed The Indian Express from Chhapra.
The motive for the delay, in response to a senior BCA official, was ‘error in vouchers’ submitted by the state unit to the BCCI. BCA president Rakesh Tiwary claimed the vouchers have been forwarded to the BCCI as soon as once more. A senior BCCI official stated they must scrutinise the paperwork once more earlier than releasing funds.
“We had earlier sent invoices to BCCI but they informed us that there was an error in the documentation. All the invoices have been sent again (in March) and payment will be received soon,” Tiwary stated.
As a results of this administrative deadlock, the gamers have been left within the lurch.
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Prashant says Bihar Cricket Association officers, who’ve been wrangling, proceed to make empty guarantees.
“We have been hearing this for the last one year. ‘Money will be deposited next month’ is what we are told. Our financial situation is dire at the moment,” Prashant stated.
Board blames BCA
The BCCI official handed the buck to the state affiliation. “Due to some issue within the association this situation has arisen,” the BCCI official stated.
The Indian Express spoke to cricketers throughout age teams who confirmed that they haven’t been paid but.
“We are talking about it almost every day. We check with each other if the money has been deposited. But nobody has received it. In these tough times, money is very important. Some of us have emailed top BCCI officials but we have not got a reply,” a senior participant stated.
Match charges for cricketers differ for every format. A cricketer is paid roughly Rs 40,000 per day for the Ranji Trophy, which was not carried out final season.
The BCCI held the Syed Mushtaq T20 and the 50-over Vijay Hazare tournaments in 2020-21. The match charges for the 50-over recreation is Rs 25,000, and Rs 12,500 for the T20 match. Under-23 gamers are paid Rs 63,000 for a four-day recreation and Rs 17,500 for a one-day recreation. As per process, gamers must submit an bill to their respective state associations on the finish of a event. The affiliation then verifies them and forwards it to the BCCI which releases the fee to the gamers.