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New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) 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.
Many Indian cricketers struggled financially after the Ranji Trophy was not held last year for the first time in its history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The BCCI compensation package for these players was awaited for a long time.
"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 COVID-19 situation," BCCI general secretary Jay Shah said in a tweet.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly also said in a tweet: "Very happy to have the raise in match fees of domestic players, men and women, passed by the apex council today ...
They are always the key to India"s success in cricket at the international level." This effectively means that all players who participated in the last season and played Mushtaq Ali T20 and Vijay Hazare Trophy will get a compensation of Rs 70,000 per Ranji Trophy match (half of match fees of Rs 1.40 lakh).