Coming injured into IPL? Don’t fret, you still get half of your salary
New Delhi, May 6
The rules of the cash-rich Indian Premier League are quite player-friendly but sometimes they put franchisees in a spot as teams have to make payment to even those players who are reporting injured to the team camps.
During the ongoing edition of the league, Delhi Daredevils is one team that would have to cough up a good amount without getting the services of India paceman Mohammed Shami, who has been ruled out for at least three months from competitive cricket due to a knee injury sustained during the World Cup.
The rules state that the moment a player, bought at the IPL auction, reports to the team camp, he will have to be paid 50 percent of his contracted amount even if he is injured and unable to take part in the tournament.
“As per the rules, even if Shami was ruled out of IPL without playing a single match due to injury, he will be paid half of his contracted salary. So, if he was bought at the auction for Rs 4.5 crore, the DD will need to pay half of that amount,” a senior BCCI official and IPL Governing Council member said.
“Shami might have carried his knee injury from the World Cup but since he reported to the camp, the franchisee doesn’t have an option. They need to pay. BCCI and IPL will always favour the players and I don’t see this rule changing. Shami being a contracted player, his surgery charges will be borne by the BCCI,” he added.
Shami’s case is, however, completely different from Mumbai Indians’ opener Aaron Finch, who tore his hamstring during an IPL match and was ruled out of the tournament. “Finch is entitled to get full payment from his franchisee as he sustained the injury while playing an IPL match,” the source added.
However, the most interesting aspect of the payment mode is about the concept of the trial match. According to officials of a couple of franchisees, the moment a player reports for a trial match, he is entitled to get a full payment.
Many franchises have insured their players but they don’t always get the full claim for an injured player. In professional football clubs, a player’s medical test is done before being taken on board but there is no such provision in the IPL — PTI
