India women, men cricketers to be paid equal match fee, BCCI announces
2 years, 1 month ago

India women, men cricketers to be paid equal match fee, BCCI announces

Firstpost  

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Thursday announced that India women cricketers will be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts. India women cricketers will now be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts, the BCCI announced on Thursday. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian Cricket,” Jay Shah tweeted. The contracted India women cricketers will now earn match fees of Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 6 lakh per ODI and Rs 3 lakh per T20I, the same as their men counterparts.

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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The Telegraph  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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ABP News  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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Live Mint  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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Firstpost  

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News 18  

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3 years, 3 months ago

BCCI announces compensation for domestic players hit by COVID postponements, hikes match fee

India TV News  

The BCCI on Monday announced that domestic cricketers affected by the COVID-curtailed 2020-21 season will be paid 50 per cent additional match fee as compensation for the disruption and also hiked their remuneration for the upcoming season. "Cricketers who participated in 2019-20 Domestic Season will get 50 per cent additional match fee as compensation for season 2020-21 lost due to …

BCCI announces hike in match fee for domestic cricketers
3 years, 3 months ago

BCCI announces hike in match fee for domestic cricketers

The Hindu  

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3 years, 3 months ago

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Firstpost  

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3 years, 4 months ago

Top Pakistan cricketers Babar, Shaheen, Hasan want match fee hike: Reports

India TV News  

Top Pakistani cricketers including skipper Babar wicketkeeper Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, all-rounder Hasan Ali and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi have appealed to their cricket board to consider a hike in match fees, a website reported. In July, PCB announced a performance-based central contract list 2021-22 for 20 players, including three emerging cricketers, in which match fees across all formats were …

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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3 years, 8 months ago

Will the BCCI apex council discuss compensation to domestic cricketers?

The Hindu  

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India Women to play one-off Test against England this year, announces BCCI secretary Jay Shah
3 years, 9 months ago

India Women to play one-off Test against England this year, announces BCCI secretary Jay Shah

India TV News  

India Women are all set to play a one-off Test match against England Women later this year, as announced by BCCI secretary Jay Shah. 142 Women's Test matches have been played to date with its inception in 1934 and the last of its kind witnessed in the Women's Ashes contest in 2019 in England. India Women made their debut in …

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