Playing for the national team is a dream that almost everyone has had once in their lives. The pride of wearing the colour of the flag, the honor of representing the country worldwide and then the lavish life that comes along- Indian cricket team has all the allures one can think of. And to maintain that lavish life and as a reward of the hardwork the men in blue do one field, they get paid a lucrative amount which is everyone curious to know. So, here it is revealed. BCCI’s this year’s contract with players and their salary.
Note: This list does not include IPL contracts and endorsement fees
According to BCCI policies, there are three categories for the players that BCCI sign, namely – Grades A, B and C. These gradations are done by the recent performances and experience level. Debutants who have not been previously signed, will be included in grade C for one year. All the contracts last for a year themselves and the salaries are paid in monthly basis.
For the session 2014-15 the list of players is :
GRADE A :
MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Basic Pay: Rs 1 crore ( $ 190,000)
Per Test match fees: Rs 500,000
Per ODI fees: Rs 300,000
GRADE B :
Pragyan Ojha, Cheteshwar Pujara, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Mohammed Shami
Basic Pay: Rs 50 Lakh ( $ 95, 000)
Per Test match fees: Rs 300, 000
Per ODI fees: Rs 175,000
GRADE C:
Amit Mishra, Varun Aaron, Wriddhiman Saha, Stuart Binny, Punkaj Singh, Vinay Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pervez Rasool, Axar Patel, Manoj Tiwari, Robin Uthappa, Karn Sharma, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahu
Basic Pay: Rs 25 Lakh ( $48,000)
Per Test match fees: Rs 150,000
Per ODI fees: Rs 100,000
Apart from these, there are some special schemes fulfilling which one gets some bonus.
Winning a test match against a team in ICC Top 3 ranking – 50% more in match fees
Winning a test series against ICC top 3 team – 100% more in match fees
Winning ICC World Cup (ODI or T20) – 300% more in match fees
Scoring a Test or ODI hundred – Rs 500,000
Double century in Test or ODI – Rs 700,000
Taking 5 wicket haul in ODI or Test Innings – Rs 500,000
Taking 10 wicket haul in test matches – Rs 700,000
*The news source is BCCI and media and might change according to their claws and hence might vary in cases*