Gautam Gambhir Praises Jay Shah For This Big Move To Revive Test Cricket

Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian cricketer who is known for his blunt statements, on Sunday praised the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to announce the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme'. The cricket governing body took the decision to encourage participation in the red ball cricket. BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that players participating in the test format will get incentives up to Rs 15 lakhs.

Lauding the move, Gautam Gambhir took it to X saying: "Freedom from uncertainty is extremely important for performance! Great step!"

According to the BCCI's announcement, an additional Rs 45 lakh per game will be given to players who will participate in more than 75% of test matches in a particular season.

The BCCI has planned to spend an extra Rs 45 crore for the revival of test cricket in 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

While announcing the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme', Jay Shah said, "With the scheme, the players will earn even more than the IPL contract. This shows IPL is important but bilateral Test cricket is also very important. The total outflow will be Rs 45 crore."

"I am pleased to announce the initiation of the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' for Senior Men, a step aimed at providing financial growth and stability to our esteemed athletes," Jay Shah added.

"Commencing from the 2022-23 season, the 'Test Cricket Incentive Scheme' will serve as an additional reward structure on top of the existing match fee for Test matches, set at Rs 15 lakh," he further stated.