Khawaja 'shocked' at financial situation faced by CA
4 years, 8 months ago

Khawaja 'shocked' at financial situation faced by CA

The Hindu  

Usman Khawaja has revealed he is "very shocked" at the financial situation Cricket Australia finds itself in due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Australia is due to stage the ICC T20 World Cup, as well as welcome India for a lucrative tour, yet its home schedule could be at risk because of the global health crisis. Admitting it is disappointing how the situation has played out, Khawaja hopes CA and the Australian Cricketers' Association can work together to come through what he feels is a cash-flow problem that could have been avoided. "Without sounding arrogant, I still feel like I'm one of the top six batsmen in the country," Khawaja said.

Khawaja Situation Faced  ca  read  khawaja  situation  faced  shocked  tour  bit  work  financial  spin

History of this topic

Australia players raise concerns about touring Sri Lanka during crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia players raise concerns about touring Sri Lanka during crisis

The Hindu  

Australia's squad have raised ethical concerns about their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka with the island nation in the midst of an economic crisis but will back a decision to go ahead with the visit, Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg said. Sri Lanka is reeling under its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with a severe shortage of foreign …

Cricket Australia reports slight deficit in 2020/21 after COVID-hit year
3 years, 2 months ago

Cricket Australia reports slight deficit in 2020/21 after COVID-hit year

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia had a 6% increase in revenues to A$414.7 million in its 2020/21 accounts but posted a slight deficit due to the effects of COVID-19, the board said on Thursday. Australia hosted India over the home summer in a lucrative four-test series worth about A$400 million to the domestic game but cancelled a number of other internationals and faced …

Cricket Australia stands by India to fight COVID-19 catastrophe
3 years, 8 months ago

Cricket Australia stands by India to fight COVID-19 catastrophe

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia and the country's players union have thrown their weight behind a fundraising drive with charity UNICEF Australia to respond to India's COVID-19 health crisis. "Australians and Indians share a special bond and, for many, our mutual love of cricket is central to that friendship," CA interim CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement on Monday. READ| UNICEF Australia's …

Players welcome Cricket Australia financial 'reset'
4 years, 6 months ago

Players welcome Cricket Australia financial 'reset'

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia has withdrawn a gloomy revenue forecast which led to the departure of chief executive Kevin Roberts last month and threatened an ugly standoff with the players' union. Cricket Australia said in a statement on Monday that it had “agreed a way forward on Australian cricket's response to COVID-19” with the union. READ| “The parties have agreed to postpone …

Cricket Australia, top players agree on revenue projections
4 years, 6 months ago

Cricket Australia, top players agree on revenue projections

The Hindu  

Australia’s top cricketers have reached an agreement with Cricket Australia that it should postpone its assessment of future revenue during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The agreement announced on Saturday ended a one month impasse which followed the national body’s projection in June of an almost 50 per cent drop in revenue in the 2020-2021 financial year. READ| Australia’s …

Cricket Australia to cut jobs, pause A teams’ tours
4 years, 6 months ago

Cricket Australia to cut jobs, pause A teams’ tours

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia on Wednesday said it will cut bonuses of its senior management, remove 40 more staffers and “pause” international tours for the country’s A teams in a cost reduction effort to deal with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by interim chief executive Nick Hockley, who replaced Kevin Roberts after his resignation on Tuesday, Cricket Australia came …

Cricket Australia announces more job cuts, cost reductions amid COVID-19 crisis
4 years, 6 months ago

Cricket Australia announces more job cuts, cost reductions amid COVID-19 crisis

India TV News  

Cricket Australia on Wednesday detailed a program of operational changes that, according to them, will deliver significant savings in response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation while ensuring the long-term sustainability and growth of the game. "The amended FY21 plan presented to staff today identifies cost reductions of approximately $40 million a year to partly mitigate the impact of COVID-19 …

Cricket Australia to cut jobs, pause A teams’ international tours in cost reduction plan
4 years, 6 months ago

Cricket Australia to cut jobs, pause A teams’ international tours in cost reduction plan

Hindustan Times  

Cricket Australia on Wednesday said it will cut bonuses of its senior management, remove 40 more staffers and “pause” international tours for the country’s A teams in a cost reduction effort to deal with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by interim chief executive Nick Hockley, who replaced Kevin Roberts after his resignation on Tuesday, Cricket Australia came …

Another pay war? CA, ACA set to go to loggerheads after fall in revised revenue projections
4 years, 7 months ago

Another pay war? CA, ACA set to go to loggerheads after fall in revised revenue projections

India TV News  

Australia Cricketers' Association is set to go at loggerheads with Cricket Australia once again after revised revenue projections were shared recently. It was earlier reported that CA was projecting 407 million Australian dollars in revenue but it has come down to 200 million dollars in the new projection and it would see players taking a 56 million dollars hit in …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian Cricketers' Association rejects CA revenue forecasts
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian Cricketers' Association rejects CA revenue forecasts

Firstpost  

Cricket Australia’s forecast of a near 50 percent plunge in the revenue that underpins player payments has been met with skepticism by the players’ union, who called for talks to “shine a light” on the board’s calculations. The Australian Cricketers’ Association said on Thursday that CA had forecast 2020/21 revenues would slump 48 percent to A$239.7 million from their previous …

Australian cricketers brace for deeper pay cuts as CA continues to grapple with finances due to COVID-19, say media reports
4 years, 7 months ago

Australian cricketers brace for deeper pay cuts as CA continues to grapple with finances due to COVID-19, say media reports

Firstpost  

Players are paid just over a quarter of the revenues as per their revenue-sharing agreement in their collecting bargaining agreement with Cricket Australia. Melbourne: Australia’s cricket board have projected a nearly 50 per cent plunge in revenue that underpins player payments as the domestic game struggles to cope with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported on Thursday. …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket West Indies to temporarily halve players', staff salaries amid financial struggles
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket West Indies to temporarily halve players', staff salaries amid financial struggles

Firstpost  

Cricket West Indies said on Friday it will halve salaries for staff and players for up to six months as it struggles to deal with the debilitating economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Cricket West Indies said on Friday it will halve salaries for staff and players for up to six months as it struggles to deal with the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian cricket faces further cost-cutting despite improved outlook
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian cricket faces further cost-cutting despite improved outlook

Firstpost  

Australian cricket faces another round of cost-cutting to shore up finances hit by the coronavirus shutdown and no part of the game will be immune, board chief Kevin Roberts said on Friday. But Roberts said the board was still facing an A$80 million shortfall due to COVID-19 and the high likelihood Australia will not be able to host the Twenty20 …

Coronavirus: ACA criticises Cricket Australia for cost-cutting
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: ACA criticises Cricket Australia for cost-cutting

The Hindu  

The chairman of Australia's professional cricketers' union has lambasted the national board's cost-cutting measures in response to the new coronavirus outbreak, saying it could have “disastrous” consequences for the game over the long term. Australian Cricketers' Association Chairman Greg Dyer questioned the board's gloomy financial outlook, saying the game had “yet to experience a significant negative revenue event.” READ| “It …

Players union slams Cricket Australia's COVID-19 cost-cutting, says it would have 'disastrous long-term consequences'
4 years, 7 months ago

Players union slams Cricket Australia's COVID-19 cost-cutting, says it would have 'disastrous long-term consequences'

Firstpost  

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic hitting at the end of the season, Cricket Australia furloughed about 80 percent of its staff and said it had suffered a A$20 million fall in revenue. The chairman of Australia’s professional cricketers’ union has lambasted the national board’s cost-cutting measures in response to the new coronavirus outbreak, saying they could have “disastrous” consequences for the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian players would agree to quarantine in Australia to help tour go ahead as planned, says BCCI official
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian players would agree to quarantine in Australia to help tour go ahead as planned, says BCCI official

Firstpost  

India captain Virat Kohli and his team mates would be ready to spend two weeks in quarantine in Australia if that helped the tour go ahead as planned later this year, a top official of the Indian board has said. Sydney: India captain Virat Kohli and his team mates would be ready to spend two weeks in quarantine in Australia …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket Tasmania announce job cuts due to revenue constraints
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Cricket Tasmania announce job cuts due to revenue constraints

Firstpost  

Cricket Tasmania has announced that there will be significant job losses in the association due to the reduction in revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cricket Tasmania Chief Executive Dominic Baker said that even though their financial position coming into the period was relatively good, “immediate and future impacts of coronavirus” has led them to the situation. “With reductions in …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian Cricketers Association questions CA's claims of financial crisis, massive pay cuts
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian Cricketers Association questions CA's claims of financial crisis, massive pay cuts

Firstpost  

Cricket Australia’s warnings about its finances taking a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been questioned by the country’s players’ association which has said the game’s position remains positive. Melbourne: Cricket Australia’s warnings about its finances taking a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been questioned by the country’s players’ association which has said the game’s position remains …

Coronavirus: ACA questions Cricket Australia’s financial warnings
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: ACA questions Cricket Australia’s financial warnings

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia’s warnings about its finances taking a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been questioned by the country’s players’ association, which said the game’s position remains positive. The financial position of cricket is therefore very positive relative to Australia’s winter sports,” Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Alistair Nicholson wrote in an email to members according to ESPNcricinfo. “The …

Current situation an opportunity to fix Australia's club and state cricket setups: Justin Langer
4 years, 8 months ago

Current situation an opportunity to fix Australia's club and state cricket setups: Justin Langer

India TV News  

Australia coach Justin Langer is looking at the COVID-19 pandemic as "an amazing opportunity" to fix the issues that have seeped into the country's once-thriving state and club level setups. "It wasn't that long ago that we prided ourselves on having an amazing club cricket system that fed into state domestic cricket, which fed into the best of the best …

Coronavirus: Australia won't be greedy in pay talks - Paine
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Australia won't be greedy in pay talks - Paine

The Hindu  

Tim Paine says Australia's players will not be greedy if they are asked to take a pay cut as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. "Players need to know the absolute financial positions of the game and the players aren't going to be greedy," he told ABC Radio. "So at the moment if a pay cut for us is on …

Josh Hazlewood says his teammates are willing to take pay cuts if Cricket Australia is transparent about finances
4 years, 8 months ago

Josh Hazlewood says his teammates are willing to take pay cuts if Cricket Australia is transparent about finances

Firstpost  

Australia’s cricketers are willing to take pay cuts if it will help keep the game afloat during the coronavirus shutdown but the country’s board must be transparent about its finances, paceman Josh Hazlewood has said. Melbourne: Australia’s cricketers are willing to take pay cuts if it will help keep the game afloat during the coronavirus shutdown but the country’s board …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Taylor feel pay cuts are inevitable for Australian cricketers
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Taylor feel pay cuts are inevitable for Australian cricketers

Firstpost  

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor and wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist believe pay cuts are inevitable for the country’s cricketers as the sport gears up to deal with the expected financial crisis posed by the novel coronavirus. Sydney: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor and wicket-keeping great Adam Gilchrist believe pay cuts are inevitable for the country’s cricketers as the sport gears …

Australia vs Sri Lanka: Usman Khawaja says off-field stuff made things tougher for him to concentrate on game
5 years, 11 months ago

Australia vs Sri Lanka: Usman Khawaja says off-field stuff made things tougher for him to concentrate on game

Firstpost  

Khawaja’s older brother Arsalan was charged in December with creating what police described as fake plans for attacks against prominent people that led to the imprisonment of another man he saw as a rival for the affections of a woman. Canberra: Problems surrounding his family had made it tough for Usman Khawaja to be at the top of his game …

Discover Related