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BCCI's Pay Disparity Between Men & Women Cricketers Stirs Up A Storm On Twitter


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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had attracted a lot of criticism after failing to pay the match fees to over 500 domestic cricketers over the last two years. And, to make matters worse, their latest contract system for the senior men's and women's team seems to have added to their woes.

The new contract system and compensation structure announced by the Indian cricket board came as a massive surprise for many, especially in the wake of a massive pay disparity between Virat Kohli's men and the Mithali Raj-led women's team.

The introduction of a new A+ category by the BCCI saw Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah earn Rs 7 crore apiece. Players placed in the A, B and C category would go on to bag a lucrative sum of Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.

#TeamIndia Senior Men retainership fee structure:

Grade A+ players to receive INR 7 cr each
Grade A players to receive INR 5 cr each
Grade B players to receive INR 3 cr each
Grade C players to receive INR 1 cr each

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 7, 2018


Given the fact that there was no Grade A+ contract last year, the Grade A players received Rs 2 crore while the cricketers kept in Grade B and C ended up raking in Rs 1 crore and Rs 50 lakh, respectively. Given their recent exploits including the historic series triumph in South Africa, it was pretty understandable to see the massive hike in the pay structure for the men's side.

But, while Kohli & Co. ended up bagging big bucks, a lot of eyebrows were raised over the compensation structure for the Indian women's team. Despite a successful outing in the Rainbow Nation, the Indian women's team was alotted a top bracket of just Rs 50 lakh - half the money when compared to the lowest grade for the men's team.

#TeamIndia Senior Women retainership fee structure:

Grade A players to receive INR 50 lacs each
Grade B players to receive INR 30 lacs each
Grade C players to receive INR 10 lacs each pic.twitter.com/u05YDFocWN

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 7, 2018


According to BCCI's new pay structure for the women's team, a Grade A cricketer including the likes of Mithali, Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana, would be paid Rs 50 lakh, a Grade B player would get Rs 30 lakhs and a Grade C star would only be paid Rs 10 lakhs. It's needless to say that despite consistently proving their mettle on the international circuit, the women's team were still far from getting their due. And, there was no surprise to see a lot of backlash on the social media.

Slamming the Indian cricket board for their biased pay structure, the cricket fans came out all guns blazing on the social media.

Dear @BCCI please show your appreciation for women's cricket by reducing this appalling pay gap. And please negotiate contracts for telecast of their matches. We have an excellent team that a lot of us fans regret not being able to watch perform regularly. pic.twitter.com/rlPMmuTtcU

— Nikhil Mehra (@TweetinderKaul) March 7, 2018


BCCI Retainer Fee:
ðMen:
Grade A+ INR 7 Cr
Grade A INR 5 Cr
Grade B INR 3 Cr
Grade C INR 1 Cr

ðWomen:
Grade A INR 50 Lacs
Grade B INR 30 Lacs
Grade C INR 10 Lacs

Women's Top Grade Fee Is Half Of Men's Lowest Grade Fee. Life Is So Unfair. ð #BCCI #TeamIndia

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 7, 2018


Both men and #women representing our country in cricket
Both are doing excellent job but then also girls are being ignored in equal pay..
Why question for all..@BCCI@ICC #WomensDay pic.twitter.com/WpnhwR7AUO

— Mayank Deep (@Mayank_Dep) March 8, 2018


#TeamIndia Senior Men retainership fee structure

Grade A+ INR 7 cr / A INR 5cr / B INR 3cr / C INR 1cr

Why The Difference between #menandwomen they all are play for INDIA.
where is your gender equality?

after this you have to make #reservation in National team@SushmaSwaraj

— Akshay Patel (@aksh_512) March 7, 2018


shame..... boys will get 7 cr... women will get 50 lakhs... shame on u bcci

— VIRENDER SEHWAG (@virendr_sehwag) March 7, 2018


Bad gift to women team on #WomensDay
Shame on #BCCI for double standards#HappyWomensDay #WomensDay2018 #sheroes

— Saurabh Yadav (@yadv_saurabh) March 8, 2018


1) Men's cricket generates more revenue.
2) The people who complain themselves don't watch women's cricket.

But obviously BCCI should pay them more as they deserve it. And we should encourage them by watching the matches.

— SK (@frustratedsoulx) March 7, 2018


Today we talk about equal status for women in all areas but data shows different picture:- there is lot of deference between pay for women in Indian cricket team approx . 14 times less then men cricket team .
Please do for this difference.
happy#women's day @PMOIndia ,@AmitShah pic.twitter.com/Fif2gGG5NO

— gaurav kumar (@gaurav29091995) March 8, 2018


नारॠशशà¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤à¤°à¤£ à¤à¥ धà¤à¥à¤à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤ à¤à¤¡à¤¼à¤¾ रहा हॠ@BCCI The pay gap b/w the male and female cricket players is so huge. How this gap will uplift the motivation of the women players @PMOIndia @Manekagandhibjp @NCWIndia please look into this @BJP4India @narendramodi @INCIndia @cpimspeak @IYC pic.twitter.com/xvClEyH0a7

— Sachin Dubey (@ISachinDubey) March 8, 2018


Yes women's Cricket is not commercially as viable (yet) as men's Cricket but this pay difference is still staggering given that as an anthele both men and women put in the same blood and sweat.

As the richest board in the Cricket world #BCCI can definitely pay women more. pic.twitter.com/3bzeFliqxd

— Rashi Kakkar (@rashi_kakkar) March 7, 2018

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