Bangladesh women brace themselves for financial hikes in salaries, match fees as well as series related bonuses
A pay increase for all four categories of centrally-contracted women cricket players for the forthcoming season by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday, December 21.
Players in Grades A and B will receive a rise of 20,000 BDT per month under the new compensation structure, while those in Grades C and D will receive an additional 10,000 BDT per month.
Grade A – BDT 1,20,000/= per month (increase of BDT 20,000/= from 2023-24)
In Grade B – BDT 1,00,000/= per month (increase of BDT 20,000/= from 2023-24)
Grade C – BDT 70,000/= per month (increase of BDT 10,000/= from 2023-24)
Grade D – BDT 60,000/= per month (increase of BDT 10,000/= from 2023-24)
The board has also approved the introduction of match and series-winning bonuses for national women’s team players, which will further benefit the nation’s top female cricket players.
“From now on, women cricketers will receive BDT 1,00,000 for an ODI win against teams ranked from 1-3, BDT 75,000 for a win over teams ranked from 4-6, and BDT 50,000 for a win versus teams ranked from 7-9 in the ICC rankings. In T20Is, the figures will be BDT 50,000 for a victory against teams ranked from 1-3, BDT 35,000 for a win against teams ranked from 4-6, and BDT 30,000 for a win against teams ranked from 7-9 in the ICC rankings,” BCB statement read.
In order to boost the number of players on its payrolls, the BCB is also offering women cricket players national-level contracts in addition to the current central contracts.
According to the BCB, 30 female cricket players will receive domestic contracts in addition to the 18 who now hold central contracts.
“We have central contracts for the women cricketers in the national pool. In addition to that, we will bring in 30 more cricketers under contract,” Faruque told reporters after the board meeting. “It’ll be like the men’s cricketers; we have contracts for players who play in the national league. So, we will start that for the women as well,” he said.
“The Board has decided to introduce this in an effort to provide financial stability to a larger pool of women cricketers,” BCB said in a statement.