The BCCI determines salaries for Indian cricketers, both men and women, based on performance, which is reflected in their points within the BCCI’s grading system. So far, the BCCI has announced four grading categories for men’s cricketers and three for women’s cricketers.

Men’s Cricketer’s Salary

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2023-24 season, covering the period from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.

Notably, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were excluded from this round of contract recommendations. In addition to their BCCI annual salaries, players will earn income for each Test, ODI, and T20I match played.

For a Test match, an Indian player receives a fixed match fee of ₹15 lakh. For an ODI, the fee is ₹6 lakh, while for each T20I, a player earns ₹3 lakh. Players not included in the playing XI will receive 50% of the match fee.

Qualification for BCCI’s annual central contacts:

A+ category – All three formats player
A category – All three formats, at least 2 formats, Test cricket necessary
B category – Two formats
C category – Single format player

International Crickets Salary:

Grade A +	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
INR 7 Cr	INR 5 Cr	INR 3 Cr	INR 1 Cr

Domestic Cricketers Salary:

Category	Salary
Seniors (above 40 matches)	INR 60,000
Under 23	INR 25,000
Under 19	INR 20,000

Test Cricket Incentive Scheme for Senior Men

Starting from the 2022-23 season, the Test Cricket Incentive Scheme introduces an additional reward structure beyond the existing match fee of INR 15 lakhs for Test matches.

Matches Played	Assuming 9 Tests in a Season	Playing 11 Incentive (INR)	Non-Playing 11 Incentive (INR)
Less than 50%	Less than 4	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
More than 50%	5 and 6	30 Lakhs per match	15 Lakhs per match
More than 75%	7 or more	45 Lakhs per match	22.5 Lakhs per match

Grade A+ Players

Salary	Players
INR 7 Crores	Virat Kohli
	Rohit Sharma
	Jasprit Bumrah
	Ravindra Jadeja

Grade A Players

Salary	Players
INR 5 Crores	R Ashwin
	Mohammed Shami
	Mohammed Siraj
	KL Rahul
	Shubman Gill
	Hardik Pandya

Grade B Players

Salary	Players
INR 3 Crores	Surya Kumar Yadav
	Rishabh Pant
	Kuldeep Yadav
	Axar Patel
	Yashasvi Jaiswal

Grade C Players

Salary	Players
INR 1 Crore	Rinku Singh
	Tilak Verma
	Ruturaj Gaekwad
	Shardul Thakur
	Shivam Dube
	Ravi Bishnoi
	Jitesh Sharma
	Washington Sundar
	Mukesh Kumar
	Sanju Samson
	Arshdeep Singh
	KS Bharat
	Prasidh Krishna
	Avesh Khan
	Rajat Patidar
	Sarfaraz Khan
	Dhruv Jurel

Bonuses for Indian Cricketers

In addition to their salaries, Indian cricketers receive performance bonuses for their achievements across all three formats of the game. This reward money is separate from their match fees and includes:

₹500,000 for scoring a century in a Test or ODI
₹700,000 for a double century in a Test match
₹500,000 for taking a five-wicket haul in Test, ODI, or T20 matches
₹700,000 for achieving a ten-wicket haul in Test matches

list of Indian Cricketers salary per month