The Indian domestic cricketers have been hit hard due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation. The BCCI could not organize the Ranji Trophy last season, with only Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophies being played.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra asked the BCCI to extend the contract system to domestic cricketers, so that their financial needs can be taken care of in uncertain times like these.
The cricketer-turned-commentator expressed full faith in BCCI president Sourav Ganguly that the former Indian skipper will surely have the interests of domestic cricketers in mind.
There is no clarity if the BCCI will be able to organize the Ranji Trophy and other domestic tournaments this season as well. Therefore, it becomes all the more important that the entire domestic ecosystem, not only the players, are compensated somehow.
“The time is here to understand the plight of our domestic cricketers” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra pointed out that the remuneration from playing domestic limited-overs tournaments is not enough.
The 43-year-old added that only a small percentage of domestic cricketers are fortunate enough to get IPL contracts, while a majority of them have taken huge financial hits.
Aakash Chopra highlighted that the domestic cricketers are paid ₹35,000 for a Vijay Hazare encounter and ₹17,500 for a Syed Mushtaq Ali match. He pointed out that the total earnings would not be much even if a cricketer has played all the matches and his team has made it through to the latter stages of the tournaments.
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