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Virat and Rohit to earn big on New Zealand tour with 30 lakh match fees
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News18•16-10-2026, 14:45
Virat and Rohit to earn big on New Zealand tour with 30 lakh match fees
- •Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will earn 30 lakh rupees each from match fees during the upcoming five-match ODI series in New Zealand.
- •Both veteran players currently fall under Grade B of the BCCI central contracts since they only play the ODI format.
- •Players in the playing eleven receive a match fee of 6 lakh rupees per ODI match according to BCCI rules.
- •Grade B players receive an annual salary of 3 crore rupees from the cricket board.
Key Questions Answered
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli receive an annual salary of 3 crore rupees in Grade B and earn a match fee of 6 lakh rupees for each game they play in the playing eleven. For the upcoming five-match ODI series in New Zealand, they will each earn 30 lakh rupees from match fees.
BCCI awards an annual salary of 5 crore rupees to players in Grade A, 3 crore rupees for Grade B, and 1 crore rupees for Grade C. The former Grade A+ category carrying a 7 crore payout has been removed, making 5 crore rupees the highest annual amount a player can earn.
Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, and JasputString Bumrah are the only three players in Team India who are placed in Grade A, and they receive an annual salary of 5 crore rupees from the board.
