NAGPUR: National team skipper Virat Kohli has demanded a greater proportion of India's growing cricket wealth for avid gamers forward of contract talks this week, officers mentioned.
Top avid gamers noticed their annual elementary deals doubled to $300,000 this 12 months.
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But the Indian squad, who are because of hang talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in New Delhi on Friday, want more after the governing frame struck a huge new television deal in September.
The BCCI will get $2.five billion from Rupert Murdoch's Star India channel to turn the Indian Premier League from 2018 to 2022.
Player contracts expired on September 30 and salaries are one of the key negotiating issues.
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A senior board legitimate, speaking on condition of anonymity, mentioned that "the players want a raise" and that Kohli will lead the talks with former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and present coach Ravi Shastri.
They will meet BCCI administrator Vinod Rai in New Delhi to talk about pay and the packed cricket calendar which Kohli has additionally criticised.
"It's always healthy to be transparent and that's what BCCI is trying to be. Kohli and the players are always welcome to put their point across," the legitimate mentioned.
Rai heads a committee of administrators appointed via India's Supreme Court to run BCCI affairs and reform the arena's wealthiest cricket governing frame.
Currently the nationwide squad has three wage grades, with Kohli and other senior avid gamers at the most sensible. "We have modified it and have started a process where we consult the players," mentioned Rai.
"We had two rounds of consultation and we will do another one just before the Delhi Test," Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, added. India get started the third Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Rai has sponsored Kohli's grievance of the scheduling of tours and the issue is predicted to be discussed at the meeting.
Kohli had hit out at BCCI, forward of the second Test in Nagpur, for better making plans of tours, particularly forward of the most important collection in South Africa starting in January.
India will end their house collection against Sri Lanka on December 24 with the third Twenty20 ahead of leaving for South Africa on December 28. Kohli is to be rested for the one-day games against Sri Lanka.
They are to play a two-day warm-up fit starting December 30 ahead of taking on the Proteas within the first Test from January five.
Top avid gamers noticed their annual elementary deals doubled to $300,000 this 12 months.
ALSO READ: India's enjoying days to cut back, collection against Pakistan suggested
But the Indian squad, who are because of hang talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in New Delhi on Friday, want more after the governing frame struck a huge new television deal in September.
The BCCI will get $2.five billion from Rupert Murdoch's Star India channel to turn the Indian Premier League from 2018 to 2022.
Player contracts expired on September 30 and salaries are one of the key negotiating issues.
ALSO READ: Vinod Rai vows to modify avid gamers' cost construction
A senior board legitimate, speaking on condition of anonymity, mentioned that "the players want a raise" and that Kohli will lead the talks with former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and present coach Ravi Shastri.
They will meet BCCI administrator Vinod Rai in New Delhi to talk about pay and the packed cricket calendar which Kohli has additionally criticised.
"It's always healthy to be transparent and that's what BCCI is trying to be. Kohli and the players are always welcome to put their point across," the legitimate mentioned.
Rai heads a committee of administrators appointed via India's Supreme Court to run BCCI affairs and reform the arena's wealthiest cricket governing frame.
Currently the nationwide squad has three wage grades, with Kohli and other senior avid gamers at the most sensible. "We have modified it and have started a process where we consult the players," mentioned Rai.
"We had two rounds of consultation and we will do another one just before the Delhi Test," Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, added. India get started the third Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Rai has sponsored Kohli's grievance of the scheduling of tours and the issue is predicted to be discussed at the meeting.
Kohli had hit out at BCCI, forward of the second Test in Nagpur, for better making plans of tours, particularly forward of the most important collection in South Africa starting in January.
India will end their house collection against Sri Lanka on December 24 with the third Twenty20 ahead of leaving for South Africa on December 28. Kohli is to be rested for the one-day games against Sri Lanka.
They are to play a two-day warm-up fit starting December 30 ahead of taking on the Proteas within the first Test from January five.
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