Skipper Kohli, CoA agree on pay hike and FTP

NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli and his predecessor MS Dhoni's call for for a pay hike for the team used to be on Thursday authorized through the Committee of Administrators (CoA), which also took their inputs on the factor of cramped scheduling.

Kohli and Dhoni, along side nationwide coach Ravi Shastri, met CoA chief Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and BCCI CEO Rahul Johri.

"We had extensive discussions with players on issues that pertain to them directly, which means the number of matches they have to play, the Future Tours Program (FTP) and compensation package etc," Rai instructed reporters after the assembly which lasted more than two hours.

"All the inputs they have to give us were taken and we are going to factor those in. The FTP, we bounced it off them. Presentations have been made and they are in agreement with the FTP so that they get enough rest. Number of days, I can't tell you as we have not yet worked it out," Rai stated.

As according to the current pay construction, shriveled Grade A avid gamers are paid Rs two crore every year, Grade B avid gamers are within the Rs one crore bracket, followed through Grade C at Rs 50 lakh according to 12 months.

The according to Test match fee for the first XI avid gamers stands at Rs 15 lakh, while they're paid Rs six lakh and Rs 3 lakh according to ODI and Twenty20 respectively. The avid gamers out of doors first XI but within the squad are paid half these amounts. Former coach Anil Kumble, all the way through a presentation to the COA, had demanded Rs 5 crore for the Grade A avid gamers.

The modalities of the brand new pay construction are, on the other hand, now not yet recognized.

"This was a path-breaking initiative, we feel we've found a common ground and aligned our thoughts for the betterment of the game - be it the policies under which the player remuneration and FTP will be worked upon," Rai stated.

It has also been reliably learnt that the Indian team, which is scheduled to play a full sequence in England between July and September next 12 months, will go back and forth there two weeks prematurely to get acclimatised with the conditions.

This comes after Kohli complained of lack of time to prepare for the approaching excursion of South Africa for which the team is scheduled to go away on December 27, just a couple of days after finishing up a home sequence against Sri Lanka.

On the proposed pay hike, Rai didn't spell out the remuneration plan but stated that both Kohli and Dhoni had been in settlement with the construction which is being worked out.

"The principles on which compensation package has to be structured, that has been agreed to. It's only a question of numbers now. We will now match the revenue with compensation that each player receives," the previous CAG chief stated.

When requested if there will be separate structures for red and white ball consultants, Rai stated: "There was no discussion on this topic."

He claimed he used to be unaware of stories that the Indian Premier League could be telecast continue to exist Doordarshan.

Rai didn't fail to remember to mention that avid gamers had been satisfied that representatives of BCCI had been having a discussion with them instead of intimating them after taking unilateral choices.

"All the discussions were very fruitful and they (Kohli and Dhoni) were very receptive as a consequence of which it's the first time that anyone is having a dialogue with them. Otherwise it used to be decisions taken and just communicated to them," Rai concluded.