Gavaskar advocated increasing the salary of Ranji players

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New Delhi: India’s great player and former captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to significantly increase the remuneration for domestic cricketers, especially those involved in first-class cricket.

Praising BCCI’s recent move to incentivize Test cricketers, Gavaskar stressed the importance of supporting Ranji Trophy, the primary feeder system for the national team.

Gavaskar said, “It is a wonderful thing for the BCCI to reward the players, but I would also request the BCCI to ensure that the feeder to the Test team, which is the Ranji Trophy, is also taken care of.”

“If Ranji Trophy fees can be doubled or tripled, then definitely a lot more people will play Ranji Trophy, and a lot less people will move away from Ranji Trophy, because if the fees to play a Ranji Trophy match are a good fee and for various reasons Less people will go out.

Gavaskar highlighted the link between higher fees and lower withdrawals of players from domestic tournaments, citing examples like Ishan Kishan. He echoed Rahul Dravid’s sentiments regarding awards for red-ball cricket and proposed a slab system based on the number of first-class matches played.

“I think what Rahul Dravid said when it was announced in Dharamshala, he would like to call it a reward. They would all like to play with the slab system – every 10 first-class matches you get so much. Gavaskar “I would request the BCCI to also look into that aspect as it completes 25 years,” he said on the sidelines of an event of the Champs Foundation.

Addressing the concerns raised by players over the scheduling of Ranji Trophy games, Gavaskar advocated longer intervals between matches to allow adequate rest and recovery. He suggested starting the Ranji season in October instead of January to ensure player availability and minimize pullouts, followed by the white-ball tournament in mid-December.

“In a three-day gap, it happens that there is maybe a day in between for travel. During the travel, there is no time to go to the physio. So, maybe there should be a little gap so that the player gets enough time My personal opinion is that Ranji Trophy should be held from October to mid-December and then white-ball tournaments should be introduced. This way, everyone will be available to play except those who are playing for India. There is no way out. There won’t be a real excuse. With the ODIs starting from January, those who are in the IPL can get enough practice from then onwards.”

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