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Uttarakhand team made it to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy. However, he had to face a humiliating defeat in the quarter-finals. 41-time champion Mumbai beat her by 725 runs
Indian Board BCCI is the richest cricket board in the world. The board spends a lot of money on its players. For this reason Indian players are also very strong financially. IPL (IPL) And he earns a lot from international cricket. Although now it seems that the BCCI (BCCI) The treasury is being spent only on international cricketers. The domestic player is still deprived of it. If you do not believe in this, then it will definitely happen after hearing the story of Uttarakhand’s cricket team.
In the quarterfinals of the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy, 41-time champions Mumbai defeated Uttarakhand by 725 runs. This embarrassing defeat of the team became the headline of the news. However, after this defeat, it is also important to know that in what circumstances this team has reached this far.
Players get an allowance of Rs 100 per day
According to the news of News 9, the players of Uttarakhand have not yet been paid for the 2020-21 season. The DA of the losing player of Uttarakhand is 1500 rupees, although sometimes it reaches 1000, sometimes 2000. However, since the last one year, the players are paid an allowance of 100 rupees per day. Surprisingly, according to the Uttarakhand government, the daily wage laborers of their state earn an average of Rs 800 per day. Suffice it to show that professional players representing Uttarakhand in Ranji Trophy earn less than a labourer.
Uttarakhand Association’s report has some more claims
However, the financial report of the association says something else. According to the audit report filed by the Uttarakhand Cricket Association for 31 March 2021, they have spent a lot of money on the food and drink of the players organizing tournaments. CAU has spent one crore 74 lakh rupees on food, while about 50 lakh rupees on players’ allowance. It has also been said in the report that 35 lakh rupees have been spent on feeding bananas only and 22 lakh rupees have been spent on water bottles. In such a situation, it is incomprehensible how the players are getting an allowance of only Rs 100 every day. The players allege that the money given by BCCI is not being used properly.
When players ask questions about this, they get the answer that, ‘Why do you ask this question again and again, brother? Till the money comes, you work with Swiggy and Jamato. The team’s humiliating defeat against Mumbai has once again made this issue a cause for discussion.
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