The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is making changes to the way it pays Indian cricketers. They are thinking about linking players’ salaries to how well they perform on the field. This new idea comes after India’s recent disappointing results in Test matches against New Zealand and Australia.
Currently, the BCCI rewards players based on their performance. For example, cricketers who play in more than half of the Test matches in a season can earn an extra Rs 30 lakh per game. If they play in at least 75% of the matches, they can get up to Rs 45 lakh per game. However, the BCCI now wants to take this a step further. They are considering making pay cuts for players if their performances are not up to expectations.
The Indian cricket team has faced challenges recently. They lost badly to New Zealand 0-3 in a Test series at home and lost 1-3 to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Because of these poor results, the BCCI is thinking about making their pay system more closely related to how well they play. They want to make it a more corporate-style system, where both rewards and penalties depend on performance.
Some people feel that players are not valuing Test cricket as much as they should. White-ball cricket, like One Day Internationals and T20s, is often seen as more exciting. As a result, some players may not be putting in their best efforts for Test matches. This is something the BCCI wants to address. The team management has asked the board to encourage future cricketers to value playing Test cricket more and to take pride in wearing the Test cap.
The BCCI has also decided to stop players’ families from traveling with them during tours. This is in response to the team’s poor performances, particularly during the Test series. The board feels that having family members with the players might distract them from their focus and affect their performance. The new policy limits family visits to only when the tour lasts longer than 45 days. Even then, family members can only stay for up to two weeks. For shorter tours, players’ families can only visit for a week.
These changes are part of the BCCI’s efforts to make the Indian cricket team more focused and improve their performance on the field. By linking pay to performance and reducing distractions like family visits, the BCCI hopes to motivate players to perform at their best and bring pride to the country in every match they play.
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