Ranji trophy players to earn Rs 1 crore? BCCI likely to restructure domestic cricket salaries

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) breaking all records in terms of broadcasting revenues and setting new milestones each season, the BCCI might also restructure salaries for domestic cricketers with Ranji players possibly earning up to Rs 1 crore from next season. 

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There hasn’t been any official announcement from the BCCI yet, but according to reports from Cricbuzz all the board members agree on the increase of the salaries of domestic players as they shouldn’t be left to feel deprived for not playing the IPL. 

If the selection committee and its chairman, Ajit Agarkar make a proper plan on how to implement the restructured salaries, a Ranji player could earn anywhere up to 75 lakhs - 1 crore INR, which is definitely a great way to boost and encourage players to play domestic cricket, especially the ones who don’t feature in the IPL. 

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Salary Structure for Ranji Trophy Players in 2023-24 Season

1. For Ranji Trophy Matches:
   • Players with 41-60 matches: INR 60,000 per day for playing XI, INR 30,000 per day for reserves 
   • Players with 21-40 matches: INR 50,000 per day for playing XI, INR 25,000 per day for reserves
   • Players with 0-20 matches: INR 40,000 per day for playing XI, INR 20,000 per day for reserves 
   • Non-playing squad members: INR 25,000 per day 
2. For Vijay Hazare Trophy:
   • Same salary structure as the Ranji Trophy, but as it's a one-day format event, the pay is per match 
3. For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:
   • Players receive INR 17,500 per game 

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According to the current format, a senior player in Ranji Trophy could earn around 25 Lakhs INR for playing the whole season while the other team members could earn anywhere around 17-22 Lakhs. 

The plan to restructure the salaries of the domestic cricketers by the BCCI would boost the morale of a lot of domestic players who don’t play in the IPL and it also is a great way to promote red ball cricket, not focusing completely on the shorter format of the game.