BCCI has announced the central contracts for 2022/23 season and they have retained the grading system used in the last few years. Players are awarded central contracts according to 4 different grands and we explain the grading system and which player is in which grade.
Indian Men’s Cricket Central Contracts:
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As we mentioned before, contracts are handed out according to the grading system. Higher the grade, higher the base salary plus match fee.
Like all boards, BCCI divides cricketers’ central contracts into 4 different categories.
| Grade A + | Grade A | Grade B | Grade C |
| 7 Cr ($860,000) | 5 Cr ($615,000) | 3 Cr ($375,000) | 1 Cr ($120,000) |
Captain’s Bonus: Rohit Sharma became captain of all three formats. He will be the highest paid player in the Indian squad how, he will receive extra 25% to 50% match fees as of captain’s bonus.
Match Free: Apart from the basic base yearly salary, players are compensated according to how many matches they play at international level. There is a match fee per match and we explain below how.
- Test Match Fee regardless of the grading system is 15 lakh ($18,500) per player in the starting xi.
- For ODI match fee 6 lakh ($7,500) per player in starting XI.
- For T20i match fee players will get 3 lakh per match ($3,750)
Grade A+ Contracts:
This is the highest grade in the Indian cricket central contracts. Players in this grade are usually the one who have performed consistently in last 12 months. Or they are captain in 1 or 2 formats. In 2022/23 contracts only three players have been included in Grade A+.
INR 7 crores is the base annual salary for grade A+ players. That is $860,000 a year.
- Virat Kohli
- Rohit Sharma (ODI & T20 Captain)
- Jasprit Bumrah
Grade A Contracts:
This is the second highest rated grade in indian central contract. This include players who have consistently played international cricket for India in one or two formats.
INR 5 crores is the base annual salary of Grade A players. That is $615,000 a year.
- R Ashwin
- KL Rahul
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Rishabh Pant
- Mohammed Shami
Grade B Contracts:
Players in grade B earn annual salary of INR 3 Crore ($375,000 a year)
7 players are included in this grade for 2022/23 season. These include consistent players in the national team but their performances have been below part in last 12 months.
Grade C Contracts:
Players in grade C are usually who are not consistent in the national team but are retained in the central contract for 12 months period. They are paid INR 1 crore annually (120,000 a year).
Indian Cricketer Salaries In Current Central Contracts:
BCCI generates money from their sponsorship deal, tv rights deals, and merchandise sales and they compensate players in the central contract via base salary plus match fee.
| Cricketers | Base Salary | TEST FEE | ODI FEE | T20 FEE | Contract Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 7 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | 7 Crores | 18 lakh | 7.2 lakh | 3.6 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 7 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 5 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 5 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Rishabh Pant | 5 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| KL Rahul (VC) | 5 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Mohammad Shami | 5 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 3 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 3 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Axer Patel | 3 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Shradul Thakur | 3 Crores | 5 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Sheryas Iyer | 3 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Mohammad Siraj | 3 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Ishant Sharma | 3 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Umesh Yadav | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Bhuvenushwar Kumar | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Hardik Pandya | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Washington Sundar | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Shubman Gill | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 1 Crores | 15 lakh | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Mayank Agarwal | 1 Crores | $3.5k | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
| Deepak Chahar | 1 Crores | $3.5k | 6 lakh | 3 Lakh | March, 2023 |
FAQs Regarding Indian Cricketers salaries
Virat Kohli is the highest-paid Indian cricketer with INR 7 crores in salary.
Yes, Alongside Virat Kohli and Jasmprit Bumrah.
BCCI pays 6 lakhs for ODI, 15 lakh for Test, and 3 lakh for T20.