Re: Pakistani cricketers demands rise in pay
Faisal, 200K a middle manager in Pakistan, are you kidding me? Only executive directors and CEO's see that sort of money over here, legally anyway.
I say the players shut up and focus on their jobs. Here are the other sources of significant revenue available to the players:
These retainers are apart from all the sponsorship deal and advertising revenue they get.
Television channels and various forms of the media are really flourishing in Pakistan. Inzi was paid $100K for his stint on Geo for just the India series.
Also, players get generous amounts of match fee for the international cricket. Just for those 2 ODI's in Abu Dhabi, the players raked up a cool $25K each.
They get paid for playing for their domestic teams.
The cricket board awards a hefty bonus to all team members after a series victory, they never complain about that.
On top of all that players also play lucrative county championships. Money is the least of their worries.
Remember this is Pakistan, a 3rd world country, where millions are below poverty line, where the labor class slaves away in the heat for a few hundred rupees a month. I have no sympathy for players who feel they don't have enough zeroes in their account.
Boo freakin hoo.