Soon after India thrashed the England team by 4-1, the Indian Cricket Board announced a historic ‘Test cricket incentive scheme’ up to Rs 45 Lakh per match. Board secretary Jay Shah announced the scheme through social media.
In short
- BCCI announces first of its kind Test incentive scheme.
- We will pay an additional fee of Rs 45 lakh.
- BCCI has additional payout of Rs 40 Cr for test regulars.
The board has announced additional match fees for senior men’s team players who have put in hard work in red ball cricket, now known as the “Test Cricket Incentive Scheme”.
The new scheme is effective from the 2022-23 season, which means the board will give incentives to the Test regulars. The BCCI allocates an additional Rs 40 cr per season for the scheme.
Test Cricket Incentive Scheme
We are initiating the ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ for Senior Men, through which our esteemed athletes will receive financial growth and stability. Commencing from the 2022-23 season, the ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ will serve as an additional reward structure on top of the existing match fee for Test matches, set at INR 15 lakhs.” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in his post on X.
Players receive an additional fee of Rs 45 lakh per match for playing more than 75 percent of Tests in a season. Even those not playing eleven will receive Rs 22.5 lakh as an additional match fee per match.
This move comes days after BCCI secretary Jay Shah warned the contracted players to prioritize domestic tournaments, especially the Ranji Trophy. Last month, the BCCI terminated the central contracts of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan after the two missed domestic cricket duty for their state. Iyer was dropped from the last three tests against England while Ishan Kishan has not taken part in competitive cricket since November 2023. Both the players were seen practicing at their IPL team camps.