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BCCI to pay selectors

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MUMBAI: Indian cricket will have paid selectors for senior, junior and women’s teams, apart from new qualification criteria, as per proposals at the BCCI Working Committee meeting. Members on the senior selection committee will be paid Rs. 25 lakh annual honorarium.

Ex-internationals considered for appointment on the seniors’ panel should have retired at least 10 years ago, besides being an ex-international or with playing experience of more than 25 first-class matches. The corresponding annual payment for a junior selector is Rs. 15 lakh and women selector Rs. 5 lakh.

The proposals, to be ratified at the Board AGM next month, include a condition stating that a selector shall not be an office-bearer of the BCCI or any of its affiliated units.

Senior selection panel chairman Dilip Vengsarkar is one of the Mumbai Cricket Association vice-presidents, East Zone selector Ranjib Biswal was recently re-elected president of the Orissa Cricket Association. Sanjay Jagdale, the Central Zone selector, holds the secretary’s post in the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.

Rajiv Shukla, one of the Board vice-presidents, said the reason for specifying the period of retirement as one of the conditions was to eliminate the chance of selectors’ contemporaries appearing on the probables list. “We do not want a situation when a player turns selector soon after retirement.”

Cash awards

Cash awards for Beijing Olympic medallists Abhinav Bindra (Rs. 25 lakh), Vijender Singh and Sushil Kumar (Rs. 10 lakh each) were also announced by the BCCI, according to a media release.

Senior selection committee (men): Those who have played for India or those who have played more than 25 first-class matches will be considered. Care will be taken to ensure that he should have retired at least 10 years ago. The selector will be paid an annual honorarium of Rs. 25 lakh and will not be an office-bearer of the BCCI or any of its affiliated units.

Junior selection committee (men): Former India players or more than 25 first-class matches, retirement from first-class cricket at least five years prior, payment of annual honorarium of Rs. 15 lakh and will not be an office-bearer of the Board or affiliated units.

Selection committee (women): Former India players or more than 25 first-class matches, retirement from first-class cricket at least five years prior, annual honorarium Rs. 5 lakh and will not be an office-bearer of BCCI or affiliated units.

Monthly gratis scheme for retired women internationals: Those who have played 10 or more Tests (Rs. 15,000), between five-nine Tests (Rs 10,000).

The monthly gratis scheme extended to widows of Test umpires, as is being done currently in case of widows of deceased Test cricketers.

Contribution raised

The BCCI raised its contribution for the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), set up with the Sports Ministry, from Rs 25 crore to 50 crore for the next three years.

Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra will get a cash prize of Rs. 25 lakh from the BCCI, while bronze medallists Vijender Singh (boxing) and Sushil Kumar (wrestling) will get Rs. 10 lakh each as part of the Board’s commitment towards development and promotion of other sports.

The Board will purchase land in Kolkata for a proposed cricket academy aimed at talent spotting from the north-eastern states.

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