Disbursement plan yet to be worked out for Ranji players

The compensation promised to Indias firstclass players after the 2020 Ranji Trophy season stood cancelled amid the Covid19 pandemic is yet to be disbursed as state units have still not sent in the requisite details BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal told PTI on MondayIn a recent article in the UKs Telegraph newspaper it came to light that the BCCI is yet to share the T20 World Cup runnersup prize money of USD 550000 with the Indian womens team The Board responded by promising to deliver this week The developments also brought into focus the inordinate delay in players payments across the board irrespective of gender The Ranji Trophy compensation package is another instance of delay and devising an acceptable formula for one and all isnt as easy and linear Dhumal admittedWe have to discuss with states because they have to tell us who would have played how many matches who would have been in reserves None of the states have sent any proposal for the compensation package Dhumal said During this edition of Indian Premier League there were 73 uncapped Indian domestic players across eight teams including Basil Thampi and Deepak Hooda who have been a part of the Indian team These players had contracts ranging from Rs 20 lakh to nearly Rs 10 crore Krishnappa Gowtham However there are around 700 others who dont have IPL contracts and make anything between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in a full domestic season with maximum earnings coming from Ranji Trophy where they get a match fee of Rs 140 lakhThe treasurer is right The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has announced the compensation but how do you determine which are the players who would play 8 games or 10 games in a season The reserve players get half so how do you compute that You cant just give a flat amount to every player Giving a lump sum to states is an option but how do you monitor the states asked a former BCCI official and state unit veteran The Covid19 pandemic and the resultant closure of BCCI headquarters has led to delays but its of little consolation to the domestic players as most of them are yet to receive the Gross Revenue Share GRS for the past few seasons BCCI has always allocated a share from its TV broadcast revenue to the domestic cricketers and it is normally paid in September after the annual accounts are settled According to Dhumal the GRS of domestic cricketers has been kept pending since the 201617 seasonWe pay the GRS amounts after the accounts are settled But I must tell you that since 201617 when the Committee of Administrators CoA was in operation GRS has not been cleared However Dhumal said that this years Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy payments Rs 35000 per match have been cleared I can also confirm that payments for the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy have also been disbursed Dhumal informed He then explained how the payments are disbursed Its the state associations which raise the invoice of the match fees of their players as per the number of games they have played or been part of the series Verification part of the data matches played is done by the statesThe GST also needs to be computed If the states delay in sending the invoices that at times also leads to delay in payments Some states immediately after the end of the season send us the invoice with all due diligence and their players immediately receive payments said Dhumal The senior Indian players received their annual retainer fees after nearly one year reason being the delay in signing the contracts The delay in payment of central contracts was two fold The offices were closed and also it took time during lockdown to get the players to sign the contract document Dhumal saidAlso ReadBCCI SGM on May 29 to discuss T20 World CupThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever