Now cricket players earn in crores, once they used to get one rupee for playing one test.

This The conclusion of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was spectacular. In the IPL final on Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the trophy by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a one-sided match. KKR team, which won the IPL title for the third time, got a prize of Rs 20 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s dream of winning the title was shattered, but after becoming the runner-up, the team got a prize money of Rs 13 crore. If we look at the fees received by the players in IPL, then that too is enough to make them rich. By the way, Mitchell Starc was the most expensive player this season. This Australian player was bought by KKR for Rs 24.70 crore. By the way, whenever players are auctioned, Indians are in the news. Teams are eager to join them by paying crores and lakhs of rupees to them. Not only this, there are many players playing international and domestic cricket in India. But do you know that times were not always like this for cricketers. There was a time in the 40s when Indian cricketers used to get one rupee for playing a test match.

First got one rupee and then five rupees
Madhav Apte, who played for the Indian team in the 40s, had said in a function on the occasion of completion of 75 years of BCCI that when the Indian team used to play in the 40s, Indian cricketers would get one rupee for playing a Test match. Was. This amount was also given as laundry allowance. So that she can keep her white dress clean. After this this amount was increased to five rupees per test match. At that time he/she used to travel not by ship but by train. Then the match fee increased to five rupees. Around 1955, Indian cricketers started getting Rs 250. Many times BCCI did not even have money to pay match fees to cricketers.

Traveling by train and staying in modest hotels
Cricketers then used to travel by train. They were accommodated in modest hotels. Now, on the contrary, players travel by aeroplane. They stay in five star hotels. Even till the 70s, Indian cricketers used to get around Rs 2,000 for every match. In the 80s, the fee per test match reached five thousand to ten thousand rupees.

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Contract system made rich
The match fees of players kept increasing continuously, but Big money started coming into the players’ accounts when BCCI implemented the cricketer contract system for the first time on October 1, 2004. Then the grade system was offered to 17 top players of the country. Seven cricketers including Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid were given A grade. Seven got B grade and three got C grade.

Then the amount offered in each grade was
Grade A – Rs 50 lakh
Grade B – Rs 35 lakh
Grade C – Rs 20 lakh
Along with this, the fees received by the cricketers in the match at that time was like this
Test match – Rs 2 lakh (Rs 2.4 lakh abroad)
One-day – Rs 1.6 lakh (Rs 1.85 lakh abroad)

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Then Rs 7 crores started coming in the contract
With time BCCI also increased the contract system. Considering the performance and position of the cricketers, it was decided to give A+ special grade to some cricketers. Under which cricketers are being given Rs 7 crore annually. Salaries were increased more than three times.
Grade A Plus – Rs 07 crore
Grade A – Rs 05 crore (previous contract amount Rs 02 crore)
Grade B – Rs 03 crore (previous contract amount Rs 01 crore)
Grade C – Rs 01 crore (previous contract amount Rs 50 lakh)
Apart from this, a cricketer started getting an amount of Rs 15 lakh for playing a Test match and Rs 6 lakh for playing a one-day and T20 match.

Now you get Rs 45 lakh per test!
BCCI has increased the test fees this year to increase the enthusiasm for test cricket among young players. Players who play more than 7 Tests each season will be given up to Rs 45 lakh per match. Earlier, Indian cricketers were paid Rs 15 lakh for playing a test. In such a situation, cricketers playing regular Tests under the new scheme will get a big benefit. Especially those cricketers who only play Test cricket. If a cricketer plays 4 or less Tests in a season, he/she will not be given anything except the fixed payment. Whether he/she is in the playing 11 or not. If a cricketer plays 5 to 6 matches in a season, then he/she will get Rs 30 lakh when he/she comes into the playing 11. If not in playing 11 then Rs 15 lakh. If a cricketer plays more than 75 percent of the matches in the season i.e. at least 7 tests, then if he/she is in the playing 11, he/she will be given Rs 45 lakh per test and if he/she is not in the playing 11, he/she will be given Rs 22.5 lakh per match. This is the reason why today every youth of the country aspires to become a cricketer.

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