Karachi:
Cricket, which rules the hearts of countless fans across the globe, presents a different picture when it comes to post retirement benefits for players.
Examples of former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi and former India player Vinod Kambli illustrate how various cricket boards provide incentives for their retired players.
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team and superstar of world cricket, Shahid Khan Afridi represented Pakistan in more than 500 matches and his cricket career includes countless achievements. Even after retiring from cricket, Shahid Afridi gets a decent pension from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
It should be noted that PCB has divided its retired players into three different categories, based on which their pension amount is fixed.
Players who play 10 or less Test matches get 142,000 Pakistani rupees (about 43,000 Indian rupees) per month.
Players who play 11 to 20 Test matches get 148,000 Pakistani rupees (about 45,000 Indian rupees) per month.
Players who play 21 or more Test matches get a monthly pension of 154,000 Pakistani rupees (about 47,000 Indian rupees).
Shahid Afridi represented Pakistan in 27 Test matches as per PCB’s pension formula for ex-players, resulting in a pension of 154,000 Pakistani rupees (47,000 Indian rupees) per month, which is his Reflects a brilliant performance and successful career in cricket.
On the other hand, former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli, who played an important role in Indian cricket in the 1990s, gets a pension of only Rs 30,000 per month from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). This amount is much less than Shahid Afridi’s pension, which shows that the benefits of retired players in India are very low.
This stark difference highlights the attitude of both cricket boards towards their retired players. The Pakistan Cricket Board has provided better facilities for its players after retirement, especially for players who have played cricket for a long time. On the other hand, BCCI, the richest cricket board in world cricket, is not so generous in this regard.
Shahid Afridi’s high pension and Vinod Kambli’s low pension are proof of how the decisions of cricket boards affect different players and how they live after retirement, where Pakistan has more benefits for its cricketers. provides, whereas retired players in India do not get much financial security.
According to the report, Vinod Kambli is currently in a very depressed state and a few months ago, a video of him went viral on social media in which he was seen stumbling on a road in a drunken state, after which social media users accused him of financial loss. Requests were made to the Indian government and the Cricket Board for help and treatment, but the Indian government and the BCCI did not fall on deaf ears.
Users also appealed to former player Sachin Khiladi to come forward to help his long-time partner.
This difference not only reflects the policies of cricket boards but also highlights how players are treated in different countries.
