Women cricketers’ salary to increase

Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to increase the salaries under the central contract and match fees of women cricketers significantly. 

BCB president Nazmul Hasan announced it at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium premises Monday after the eighth board meeting of the board of directors of current term. 

The women cricketers under central contract with BCB will now reportedly see their salary cap at Tk1,00,000, with the minimum being set at Tk50,000.

The previous salary cap was Tk80,000, with the minimum of Tk25,000.

Currently 25 women cricketers are contracted with the BCB.

Match fee for “A” team women cricketers has been increased to Tk1,50,000. 

BCB boss also revealed that the board decided to strengthen its cricketing infrastructure as they aimed to build new stadiums to accommodate the domestic leagues. 

In a bid to decentralize, the BCB has approved five ad-hoc regional committees – Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Rangpur and Rajshahi – after Monday’s meeting. 

The board president also informed that committees for Khulna and Barisal will be added soon.

Major outcomes from the eighth meeting of the BCB Board of Directors –

* The purchase of land in Pubail, Gazipur, and in Purbachal, Narayanganj for developing cricket grounds has been approved. Additionally, it has been decided that land will be purchased in Chittagong and Bogra for the purpose.

* In principle, it was approved to take immediate measures for the renovation of the inner and outer grounds of Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah to make these playable.

* The board has granted approval for the installation of new and advanced indoor cricket practice turfs at the existing indoor centers across the country including in Chittagong and Sylhet.

* It was agreed in principle to initiate the process of obtaining the license for BCB TV.

* The board approved the salary increase for centrally contracted women players, totaling 25 players. Additionally, the match fees for One Day International and Twenty20 International matches for women players were also approved to be increased.

* The salary contracts and salary enhancement for 2023 were approved for 77 first-class cricketers.

* The BCB Regional Cricket Association Guidelines-2022 were approved, and the endorsement of Regional (Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rangpur, and Rajshahi) Ad-hoc Committees was also granted.

* Match fees for the Bangladesh A Team has been increased for four-day, one-day, and T20 formats.