Shantha Rangaswamy (Twitter)
The BCCI has doubled the pension of former first-class and Test cricketers whose income has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000 and the pension of Rs 37,500 to Rs 60,000.
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the former India Captain and BCCI Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy on Wednesday lauded the cricket board and its secretary Jay Shah for increasing the pension of former Test and first-class players along with retired umpires.
The BCCI has doubled the pension of former first-class and Test cricketers, whose earnings have increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000, and increased the pension of Rs 37,500 to Rs 60,000. Those getting Rs 50,000 will get Rs 70,000 from now on.
BCCI increases monthly pension by 100%, tweeted Jay Shah
He said, ‘I thank BCCI, especially Secretary Jay Shah, for taking this big step. This has happened because of his solitary efforts to take care of the former players. Before this, the players will benefit a lot. I also want to congratulate them on being extremely successful IPL Auction of media rights,” Rangaswamy said.
IPL media rights for the 2023-2027 cycle were sold on Tuesday for a record Rs 48,390 crore.
Rangaswamy is the representative of ICA in the BCCI Apex Council. PTI BS
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