BCCI triples Ranji Trophy prize money
An increase in prize money in the Ranji Trophy and the approval of an umpire's academy are among the decisions taken by the BCCI's working committee at its meeting in Mumbai
- Former ICL players who have been granted amnesty, are eligible to play the IPL in the next season (2010), with a cap on the payment being a maximum of Rs 20 lakhs.
- Umpires Amiesh Saheba and Shavir Tarapore have been nominated to the ICC international panel.
- The Indian board will also give Rs 25 crores over the next two years to the All-India Football Federation for the development of football in the country.
- Specialised coaching centres dealing with batting in Mumbai, with fast bowling in Mohali, and with spinners and wicketkeepers in Chennai will be started in September 2009. Specialist coaches will be appointed on an annual retainership at each of the centres.
- Umpires in domestic matches (excluding IPL) will be paid Rs 7500 per match day, while umpire coaches and match referees will be paid Rs 10,000 per day.
- The team and support staff that won the Emerging Players tournament in Australia will be paid a bonus of Rs 1 lakh each.
- The National Cricket Academy's coaching manual was released by BCCI president Shashank Manohar.