The BCCI have announced that the Indian test team will get 15 Lakhs Rs for the longer format per test match. They were receiving Rs 7 Lakhs previously per test match.
“We have doubled the match fees as we think Test cricket has to be given priority,” BCCI president Anurag Thakur told Indian Express. “We have had discussions to make Test cricket popular and lucrative among the new generation. If we need to keep the players’ interest in Tests alive, we’ll have to ensure that Test players are better paid. We can’t shy away from the trend [of being attracted to well-paying T20 leagues] that we are witnessing among new cricketers.”
The Indian team are currently playing the three match test series against New Zealand. Also the BCCI have decided to double the reserve player’s fees to Rs 7 Lakhs. This decision was taken by the BCCI to make the test format more attractive for the players to play the test matches.
With the BCCI being the richest board in the world, the decision to increase the fees of current test cricketers has made the cricketers richer. This decision was taken in a meeting on Friday.
Indian team is leading the test series 1-0 and are in a great position during the second test match to win it and become the number 1 ranked side in test matches.