Ganguly backs players
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has supported the pay hike for the national team cricketers, saying the players deserve to get a share of the BCCI's ever increasing revenues.
"Absolutely, players should get money, why not? The Board makes so much money, the players should also get it. When Virat Kohli plays, the entire country watches him," Ganguly said at promotional event here. He also said that the players should be looked after well by the cricket authorities as their careers are short. "Players should be very well looked after because the (career) span is only 15 years. Not many (players) play for 15 (years), very few play for 20 (years). So, I am a big supporter of pay hike," Ganguly said.
"The BCCI does that. If you look at the way the players are looked after these days, it's phenomenal," he added.
Meanwhile, Ganguly said if skipper Kohli is keen to sort out the FTP issue with the Board, it would be done. "Virat is the captain, if he sorts the issue out, it will get done. I don't see much problem there. Before going on tours, I think they should clear it out. It isn't difficult to sit down and talk about this and clear things," President of the Cricket Association of Bengal said." He also told how he put his foot down and ensured that legendary spinner Anil Kumble make it to Australia series in 2003-04.
Chief National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was also present at the function.