Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel continue delivering strong performances for the Indian team. However both players faced salary reduction under the central contract system.
Therefore reports now suggest that BCCI may increase their salaries soon. Moreover officials currently discuss this issue internally.
BCCI Reviews Bumrah’s Salary Situation
According to reports BCCI believes Bumrah should not face reduced salary. Therefore officials look for ways to compensate him fairly.
Currently Bumrah holds a Grade A central contract. Additionally this category provides an annual salary of five crore rupees.
Earlier Bumrah received seven crore rupees under the A Plus category. However BCCI removed that category recently.
Board Explores Financial Adjustment Options
According to a Times of India report BCCI explores methods to pay Bumrah properly. Moreover a source confirmed that officials seek a solution actively.
Additionally the source said other players also faced salary reductions. Therefore central contract changes may happen soon.
Axar Patel May Also Receive Salary Boost
Meanwhile Axar Patel may also benefit from these potential changes. Therefore BCCI may increase his salary as well.
Currently Axar belongs to Grade C category. Additionally this grade offers only one crore rupees annually.
However Axar contributed significantly to victories in two T20 World Cups and the Champions Trophy. Therefore experts questioned his lower salary earlier.
BCCI Central Contract Player Categories
BCCI divides players into multiple contract categories based on performance and role. Therefore each category offers different salary structures.
Grade A Players
Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja fall under Grade A category.
Grade B Players
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, and Rishabh Pant belong to this group.
Additionally Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, and Washington Sundar remain in this category.
Grade C Players
Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, and Arshdeep Singh fall under Grade C.
Additionally Sanju Samson, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel, and Harshit Rana belong here.
Moreover Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudharsan, Ravi Bishnoi, and Ruturaj Gaikwad remain in this group.
Therefore ongoing discussions may soon bring important changes in the central contract system.
