£1 million: What Duncan Fletcher will earn if India beat England

[J P K]

The former England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher will earn substantially more than just the satisfaction of getting one over on his old employers if he secures a historic victory for India this summer. Fletcher, who was appointedcoach of India in April, will receive close to £1 million in his first year in the high-profile job if he leads his new team to a first Test series win in England for 25 years. The 62-year-old Zimbabwean, who guided England to Ashes vic-tory in 2005, is already the highest-paidcoach in international cricket, on an esti-mated annual salary of £800,000. Now the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plan to offer a minimum bonus of £150,000 each to Fletcher and his players if they win this summer's alluring series. The BCCI have identified the Test series, which begins on 21 July, as one of their top targets, believing success will help to secure future lucrative television and commercial deals. If India win, they will retain the No 1 spot in the Test rankings; victory in the one-dayers will establish them as the world's leading limited-overs side. The board have not ruled outincreasing the bonuses on offer if Fletcher takes India to victory in both series, which would significantly raise the BCCI's negotiating power. The BCCI are worth an estimated £1.5 billion, making them one of the richest sports organisations in the world. The bulk of the BCCI's money is earned through the sale of TV rights for India's matches and the Indian Premier League, which they own. The current deal for broadcasting India internationals is worth £315m, with negotiations for a new deal due to open next year. In 2008, the BCCI sold TV rights for the IPL to Sony for £1.1bn for a 10-year period. This year alone the BCCI have earned £80m in a five-year deal with Nike as their official kit supplier and a tie-up for the sale of media rights. The board will also negotiate the sale of mobile-phone and internet rights for the team. The amount offered to Fletcher and his side, unprecedented by the standards of international cricket, underlines their growing financial might. The previous coach, Gary Kirsten, was on a comparativelymodest salary of £400,000 a year – a bargain given the team's success during his tenure, which included winning this year's World Cup. The great batsman Sunil Gavaskar was among those who argued for the appointment of an Indian coach and Fletcher, the fourth foreigner to take charge, knows failure is not an option. A BCCI source said: "We spent a lot of time consulting senior players about Fletcher's suitability for the job. It was a controversial decision because there are many within Indiancricket who want an Indian coach. There is a lot of goodwill for him and he has an excellent track record, but an organisation like the BCCI will act quickly to make changes if things don't go well. We've done it in the past and are prepared to do it again." India arrive in the UK after a lucrative few months. Those who played in the World Cup were given a bonus of £300,000 each from the BCCI, in addition to plots of land, houses, sports cars and cash from state governments. Fletcher, who in 1999 became England's first foreign coach, is in the West Indies with the team, though his first serious involvement will be in the UK, when India will play four Tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 match. Established players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, who are not in the Caribbean, were included in the tour squad. Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli have been dropped, while Sehwag will join the party late and will miss the First Test at Lord's on 21 July. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/1-million-what-duncan-fletcher-will-earn-if-india-beat-england-2305947.html

[Sehwag1830]

Fletcher, who was appointedcoach of India in April, will receive close to £1 million in his first year in the high-profile job if he leads his new team to a first Test series win in England for 25 years.

Didn't India win in 2007 ? :hysterical::hysterical:

[DomainK]

Didn't India win in 2007 ? :hysterical::hysterical:

English media is retarded, as usual. They have no clue what they are talking about.

[phaedrus]

If India win, they will retain the No 1 spot in the Test rankings; victory in the one-dayers will establish them as the world's leading limited-overs side.

so we need to win in england to establish ourselves as the world's leading limited-overs side? a freaking world cup a few months back is not enough?

[Sachin=GOD]

IIRC Gary Kirsten got around $200,000 per year and they're showing that Fletcher gets £800,000 - if this is actually true then its simply ridiculous.

[Cricket Tragic]

IIRC Gary Kirsten got around $200' date='000 per year and they're showing that Fletcher gets £800,000 - if this is actually true then its simply ridiculous.[/quote'] The article says that Kirsten got £400,000.

[Ultimate_Game]

I wouldn't mind as long as India kicks England's ar$e this summer followed by a series win in Aus :two_thumbs_up:

[Dhondy]

English media is retarded' date=' as usual. They have no clue what they are talking about.[/quote'] English media? Written by one Vivek Choudhary. Nobody beats Indians at bullshyting. Shameful.

[Ultimate_Game]

English media? Written by one Vivek Choudhary. Nobody beats Indians at bullshyting. Shameful.

The article was published in Independent (independent.co.uk) - English media. On a separate topic, just because the author is of Indian origin doesn't mean he is not English. There are people of Indian origin who are not exactly Indian all over the world. Mihir Bose of BBC is another example.

[achilles]

Adding another dimension to this discussion, I think BCCI is ushering in a new form of retention for the coaches. 'Perform in (x) series or perish' could be the mantra very soon. Much like it is in Football.

[gult]

Masala news.

[Sir_Afridi]

English media is retarded' date=' as usual. They have no clue what they are talking about.[/quote'] Writer is Vivek Chaudhary :winky:

[Sachin=GOD]

Writer is Vivek Chaudhary :winky:

and the newspaper is The Independent :winky:

[Ultimate_Game]

Writer is Vivek Chaudhary :winky:

Please read post #10 again

[J P K]

Fletcher 'England bonus' claim is bogus: BCCI MUMBAI/LONDON: It was supposed to be one of the biggest pay-packets any cricket coach has ever earned in his first year of employment. But it turned out to be nothing more than mere rumour-mongering. It all began with a report in the Independent stating that India's new coach Duncan Fletcher would earn nearly ?1 million in his first season with the team if India managed to beat England - a team Fletcher has been famously associated with in the past - in the upcoming Test series. It ended with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in damage-control mode as they rushed to squash all speculation and vehemently denied that they offered any such sop. The report stated that Fletcher, the 62-year-old Zimbabwean who in April succeeded the South African Gary Kirsten, was receiving a basic emolument of ?800,000 from BCCI, making him the highest paid coach in international cricket at twice the salary of his immediate predecessor. The report added that Fletcher would be entitled to a further 'bonus' sum of ?150,000 if India triumphed over England. A BCCI 'source' was quoted as saying: "We spent a lot of time consulting senior players about Fletcher's suitability for the job. It was a controversial decision because there are many within Indian cricket who want an Indian coach. There is a lot of goodwill for him and he has an excellent track record." The same person warned, though, that "an organisation like the BCCI will act quickly to make changes if things don't go well. We've done it in the past and are prepared to do it again". However, when contacted, BCCI officials expressed shock and surprise. "Yeh sab bekaar ki batein hain (all this is rubbish)," BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla told TOI on Sunday. "We never plan about rewards before a series or a tournament, and in any case, the coach never gets a special reward. The whole team gets it." The board's chief administrative officer (CAO) Ratnakar Shetty, too claimed ignorance about the supposed financial bounty on offer for Fletcher and his boys. "We haven't announced anything. Ask those people who have announced it," he said, referring to the report. Fletcher may have been left frowning at the developments but it's clear that the build-up to the highly-anticipated series has already begun. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-04/top-stories/29735101_1_duncan-fletcher-bcci-officials-bcci-vice-president

[Pagalpanti]

English media is going crazy as usual. Their inferiority complex is getting the better of them. :haha: