Performance based salary and endorsement contracts to cricketers-what'd u think?
By hiveenu
@hiveenu (521)
India
March 31, 2007 6:05am CST
Hi, in all other walks of life and even in other sports, the persons are awarded only on performing exceptionally well. Be it a software job, or other sports like golf, hockey, athletics or tennis. But our cricketers make money, both from the board and sponsors irrespective of whether they perform or not. I feel this should change. From now on only performance based income is to be permitted to the players. They can always earn in their jobs at other times like in other sports. What do you say?
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@schopade (5)
• India
31 Mar 07
i like this idea overall. but you have to also consider that the carrier span of the cricketers is also very very small. if a software professional can work for 30 odd years, crickets can hope to have a carrier of not more than 5 years on an average, except of course players like sachin etc. who can have a carrier of 20 in exceptional cases.
@hiveenu (521)
• India
31 Mar 07
Exactly, but what they make in a month you and I cannot aspire to make in our lifetime, it's literally a crore. Now I am not against them earning, but think, for an income of around 5 figures, we sweat day in and out without bothering about our health and family. So for a 8 digit income, how much more committed should they be, especially when it is true that it is our money that they and the board are enjoying?
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
31 Mar 07
Performance based salary and all is good when we are not playing the game. But, then when we put ourselves in their shoes, would you choose a career where your salary is unknown and depends on the performance of not only others in the team, but also your opponents. I guess it get's unfair if we take it to an extreme.
But, what we can do is not to be fanatical about the game. That would itself restrict the contracts that these players recieve. That would also relieve them of some of the pressures that we put in them. Just imagine that when you go to work, you know that a single mistake would mean that a mob comes and breaks your house. Now tell me how comfortable would you be doing your job?
Cheers!
Ram
@hiveenu (521)
• India
31 Mar 07
Hi, thanks. We're all in professions where a single mistake can ruin our career. I don't know about yours, but I'm in one. Regarding cricketers, I feel simply playing for india should be an honour itself, with the money coming as a byproduct, which itself will be substantial. What I am coming to say is sportspersons in other sports go to a regular job, either in railways, private sector or airlines to quote a few, to make a living besides indulging in sports for an extra income. Even past day cricketers were doing that. What about now? They make fat money, invest it in business like hotels etc. and sit at home merrily as money keeps on coming from cricket and endorsement contracts even when they become complacent and perform below par. It is this I am against. Tell me truthfully, did our fellows lose manly against bangladesh and srilanka after fighting skin and tooth? Did they justify their fat incomes on field? See, a small mistake can be pardoned, but not a himalayan blunder, sufficient enough to anger a billion fans cannot be. All said and done, be sure that I condone violence in any form, and targeting their houses is the worst form of protest.
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