Gautam Gambhir Delivers Straightforward Verdict On BCCI’s Test Cricket Incentive

Former Indian cricket crew batter Gautam Gambhir delivered a transparent verdict on the choice taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to reward gamers for participation in Test cricket. The ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’  is designed to encourage gamers to participate within the shortest format of the game with an extra reward construction on prime of the prevailing match charge for Test matches, set at Rs 15 lakhs. Gambhir took to social media platform X (previously Twitter) to reward BCCI for his or her choice with the message – “Freedom from uncertainty is extremely important for performance! Great step!”

Living as much as its promise of giving highest precedence to Test cricket, the BCCI has determined to offer an incentive of Rs 45 lakh per recreation to all those that would play 75 per cent or extra of the scheduled red-ball video games in a specific season, Board secretary Jay Shah mentioned on Saturday.

A Test participant, who seems in a attainable 10 Tests in a season might be richer by a whopping Rs 4.50 crore as incentive other than a attainable Rs 1.5 crore (15 lakh per recreation) in normal match charge.

Freedom from uncertainty is extraordinarily essential for efficiency! Great step! @BCCI @JayShah https://t.co/AdKo4ClGZQ

— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) March 9, 2024

Veteran cricketers Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav, who didn’t get a contract this yr, might be paid their “incentive” for the earlier season.

The prime cricketers additionally get an assured retainer charge from their annual central contracts.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah mentioned the board will spend round Rs 45 crore for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

“With the scheme, the players will earn even more than the IPL contract,. This show IPL is important but bilateral Test cricket is also very important. The total outflow will be Rs 45 crore,” mentioned Shah throughout interplay with choose group of journalists.

In a submit on X, Shah added: “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.”

“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 additional acknowledged.

The incentives might be retrospective and would think about gamers, who had been a part of Test cricket in the course of the 2022-23 season.

(With PTI inputs)