The BCCI's working committee approved a raft of decisions on Thursday that, when implemented, could improve significantly the state of domestic cricket. The most notable decisions are a massive hike in prize money for the Ranji Trophy and the approval of an umpire's academy.
Winners of the Ranji Trophy will now get Rs 2 crore (previously Rs 60 lakhs), the runners-up Rs 1 crore (previously Rs 30 lakhs) and the semi-finalists Rs 50 lakhs. To put things in context, the winners in 2005 received all of Rs 7 lakh. This amount also places the Ranji Trophy above the board's corporate tournament, scheduled to be held in the coming season, whose winners will get Rs 1 crore.
While no details were available on the decision to set up an umpires' academy, it could, if properly implemented, go some way in improve the standard of umpiring in domestic cricket.
The other decisions taken at the meeting are:
Former ICL players who have been granted amnesty, are eligible to play the IPL in the next season (2010), with a cap on the payment being a maximum of Rs 20 lakhs.
Umpires Amiesh Saheba and Shavir Tarapore have been nominated to the ICC international panel.
The Indian board will also give Rs 25 crores over the next two years to the All-India Football Federation for the development of football in the country.
Specialised coaching centres dealing with batting in Mumbai, with fast bowling in Mohali, and with spinners and wicketkeepers in Chennai will be started in September 2009. Specialist coaches will be appointed on an annual retainership at each of the centres.
Umpires in domestic matches (excluding IPL) will be paid Rs 7500 per match day, while umpire coaches and match referees will be paid Rs 10,000 per day.
The team and support staff that won the Emerging Players tournament in Australia will be paid a bonus of Rs 1 lakh each.
The National Cricket Academy's coaching manual was released by BCCI president Shashank Manohar.
Winners of the Ranji Trophy will now get Rs 2 crore (previously Rs 60 lakhs), the runners-up Rs 1 crore (previously Rs 30 lakhs) and the semi-finalists Rs 50 lakhs. To put things in context, the winners in 2005 received all of Rs 7 lakh. This amount also places the Ranji Trophy above the board's corporate tournament, scheduled to be held in the coming season, whose winners will get Rs 1 crore.
While no details were available on the decision to set up an umpires' academy, it could, if properly implemented, go some way in improve the standard of umpiring in domestic cricket.
The other decisions taken at the meeting are:
Former ICL players who have been granted amnesty, are eligible to play the IPL in the next season (2010), with a cap on the payment being a maximum of Rs 20 lakhs.
Umpires Amiesh Saheba and Shavir Tarapore have been nominated to the ICC international panel.
The Indian board will also give Rs 25 crores over the next two years to the All-India Football Federation for the development of football in the country.
Specialised coaching centres dealing with batting in Mumbai, with fast bowling in Mohali, and with spinners and wicketkeepers in Chennai will be started in September 2009. Specialist coaches will be appointed on an annual retainership at each of the centres.
Umpires in domestic matches (excluding IPL) will be paid Rs 7500 per match day, while umpire coaches and match referees will be paid Rs 10,000 per day.
The team and support staff that won the Emerging Players tournament in Australia will be paid a bonus of Rs 1 lakh each.
The National Cricket Academy's coaching manual was released by BCCI president Shashank Manohar.
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