BCCI plans to roll out a new remuneration model in which players who play red-ball cricket will be awarded an additional bonus. The new payment model if applied will be implemented after the IPL season. In the wake of players opting out of Test series and Ranji trophy matches to stay fit for the IPL season, the governing body has decided to hike the match fees for Tests, thus putting a premium on the long-form game.
After wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan walked out of the South Africa series and ignored team management's request to participate in domestic cricket, the board decided to redraft the salary structure.
According to the reports in Indian Express, , a source in the Board said: “For example, if someone plays all Test series in a calendar year, he should be rewarded additionally, apart from the annual retainer contract. This is to ensure that players turn out for more red-ball cricket. This would be an additional perk for playing Test cricket.”
The bonus will be applied only when a player plays all Test series in a season. Currently, the BCCI pays Rs 15 lakh as match fees per Test, 6 lakh per ODI and 3 lakh for T20 internationals.
After winning the England Test series in Ranchi, Rohit Sharma took a dig at players like Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer who are unwilling to play in Test cricket and stayed out of the Ranji Cup trophy this year.
"Test cricket is the toughest format, and if you want success and want to excel in this tough format then you need that hunger. It is very important. We will give opportunity only to players who have that hunger. You come to know easily the players who don't have that hunger or players who don't want to stay here. We come to know that".
"Players who have that hunger, players who want to stay here and perform, and play in tough conditions, we will give preference to them. It is pretty simple: if you don't have hunger, there's no meaning in playing such players."
