BCB increases NCL pay scale and other benefits

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officially announced today that they have increased the match fees, travel allowances and other benefits for cricketers participating in the National Cricket League (NCL). The changes will take immediate effect from the ongoing edition of the tournament.

The BCB made this decision following the players' strike which began on October 21.

Lead by national team players, the cricketers placed an 11-point demand, where they asked for the revision of the NCL's pay scale, before the media and pledged to refrain from all cricketing activities until said demands were met.

According to a BCB media release today, the match fees for a Tier-1 player will be raised from Tk 35,000 to Tk 60,000, a 71 percent increase, while Tier-2 cricketers will be given Tk 50,000 as opposed to the previous amount of Tk 25,000 BDT. It should be mentioned here that the players had asked for a minimum of Tk one lakh for first-class cricketers.

The travel expenses for both tiers has been increased from Tk 2,500 to Tk 3,500 for travel by land while airfare would be covered by the BCB entirely.

Lastly, the players' daily allowance was increased by 67 percent, from Tk 1,500 to Tk 2,500.