Match Fee Hike, Bonuses: BCCI’s Incentive Plan For Test Cricket

According to the Indian Express, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering increasing Test match fees as well as providing extra bonuses to sportsmen in order to increase red ball participation. Cricketers are attempting to save themselves for the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other T20 competitions, hence participation in red-ball cricket has recently declined. However, the BCCI has made it plain that all contracted players must participate in domestic cricket even if they are not currently playing for the national team. According to the report, the BCCI is now considering financial incentives for cricketers, such as bonuses for playing every Test series in a calendar year.

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For example, if someone plays every Test series in a calendar year, he should be compensated in addition to his yearly retainer contract. This is to ensure that more players participate in red-ball cricket. This would be an added benefit to playing Test cricket,” a BCCI source told the Indian Express.

According to the report, if all stakeholders approve the new remuneration plan, it will be adopted after the IPL 2024 season. Currently, the BCCI pays match fees of Rs 15 lakh every Test, 6 lakh per ODI, and 3 lakh for T20 Internationals. However, this can be changed in the new proposed model.

Meanwhile, India captain Rohit Sharma hailed the Test series victory over England by stating that his team’s youthful players had filled the shoes of missing veterans to flourish in cricket’s most difficult format.

India won the fourth Test by five wickets after completing a difficult 192-run chase on day four in Ranchi, with wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel (39) and Shubman Gill (52) forming an unbeaten 72-run combination.

India had fallen behind 120-5, but Jurel and Shubman remained composed as the hosts established a commanding 3-1 lead in the five-match series after losing the opener

Man of the Match Jurel, 23, who made his debut in the last triumph in Rajkot, flipped the game on its head.177-7 in their first innings to 307 on day three.

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