BCCI starts clearing dues of affected players after domestic season is cut due to COVID

New Delhi: The BCCI has started clearing the long pending dues of domestic cricketers who were suffering financially after the 2020-21 season which was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Indian cricketers struggled financially after last year’s Ranji Trophy was not held for the first time in history. Women’s T20 games were also put on hold due to the pandemic.

A senior BCCI official told PTI, “BCCI has started paying the compensation amount for not having a red ball tournament last season.” “A lot of players have started getting money and there are still a lot of players who are getting paid. This process is expected to be completed in the next few weeks.” Last September, the BCCI had said that the cricketers participating in the 2019-20 season will get 50 per cent match fees as compensation for the 2020-21 season.

“The process is for state units to raise challans based on all those who played in the season prior to COVID-19. The money has arrived in the accounts of the players of the state units who invoice the BCCI. With the new Ranji Trophy season scheduled to be played at seven venues from January 13 to March 17, it will be a welcome news for the domestic cricketers, even though a change in the schedule cannot be ruled out in view of the increase of COVID-19 cases in the country. could. The emergence of the Omicron version.