Money Shower for Test Cricket: BCCI Declares Rs 45 Lakh Incentive for Players Opting Red-Ball Format

New Delhi: To give the highest precedence to Test cricket, the BCCI has decided to give an incentive of Rs 45 lakh per game to all those who would play 75 per cent or more of the scheduled red-ball games in a particular season. This was declared by the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Saturday.

“I am pleased to announce the initiation of the ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ for Senior Men, a step aimed at providing financial growth and stability to our esteemed athletes,” Shah stated on ‘X’.

“Commencing from the 2022-23 season, the ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ will serve as an additional reward structure on top of the existing match fee for Test matches, set at Rs 15 lakh,” he further stated.

A Test player, who appears in a possible 10 Tests in a season will earn a whopping Rs 4.50 crore as incentive apart from a possible Rs 1.5 crore (15 lakh per game) in usual match fee.

Added to it, the top players would also get an assured retainer fee from their annual central contracts.

The decision was taken after some players neglected Ranji Trophy cricket to take up training with their IPL teams despite the BCCI’s decision to prioritise red-ball cricket.