Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 trophy.
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In a big announcement, BCCI honorary secretary Jay Shah on Saturday said that each player in IPL will be entitled to a match fee of Rs 7.5 lakh per game. This will be in addition to the contracted amount for the players.
"A cricketer playing all league matches in a season will get Rs. 1.05 crore in addition to his contracted amount. Each franchise will allocate Rs 12.60 crore as match fees for the season! This is a new era for the #IPL and our players!" Shah said on X.
The per match fee effectively means that an uncapped Indian player, who can play three games of IPL stands to earn Rs 22.5 lakh apart from a minimum base price of Rs 20 lakh. So he can earn Rs 42.5 lakh in a season by playing just three games of three hours whereas if he plays 10 Ranji Trophy games in a season, he stands to earn Rs 24 lakh only.