The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has decided to lend a helping hand to the former players amid the Covid-19 crisis. The association took to Twitter and made the announcement.
“UPCA acknowledges the contribution of ex-Ranji cricketers. Hence, in order to provide financial assistance to such cricketers during the ongoing pandemic, it has decided to distribute one-time payment for ex-Ranji cricketers who have attained 50 years of age,” it said.
“The assistance has been categorised as per number of matches played by the cricketer, i.e., 1 to 5 matches – Rs 50,000; 6 to 15 matches Rs 75,000; 16 to 24 matches Rs 1,00,000. The association has previously benefited many cricketers under the aforesaid scheme,” it further added.
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended the IPL 2021 after there was a rise in Covid-19 cases within the franchise sides. SRH’s Wriddhiman Saha, DC’s Amit Mishra, KKR’s Sandeep Warrior and Varun Chakravarthy and CSK’s bowling coach L.Balaji and later batting coach Mike Hussey had tested positive.
The tournament was suspended with immediate effect for an indefinite time. Though, the BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla said that the league was suspended and not cancelled. The BCCI hasn’t made any announcement as to when will the cash-rich league resume.