Bangladesh cricketers to be paid nearly double under new deal, confirms BCB

Bangladesh cricket has seen some dramatic times in the past few weeks, with many of its players going on a strike unless the national board agreed to the 11-point demands they had put forward. Eventually, the board caved in, and the strike was called off just in time for the squad to assemble together ahead of their tour of India in November. Earlier, the strike had cast doubts on the India tour — which includes three T20Is and two Test matches — but now, the team is scheduled to leave on Wednesday. 

According to AFP’s report, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) statement has confirmed that players in the top-tier of the National Cricket League in Bangladesh will receive 60,000 Taka ($705) instead of 35,000 Taka for each four-day match. Players had demanded at least 100,000 Taka per match in the second-tier of the competition, but the board agreed to an increase to 50,000 Taka instead. Despite the lack of agreement on all 11 points, the players called-off the three-day strike as the board had accepted most of their demands.