150 percent hike for Grade A players proposed by Kohli, Kumble

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): India cricket team coach Anil Kumble and skipper Virat Kohli have demanded a 150 percent hike for Grade A players, who have contracts with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and a 50 percent hike for the support staff. Kumble presented a detailed proposal at the meeting held with the Committee of Administrators (CoA), along with the BCCI office-bearers -- CEO Rahul Johri, joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary, in Hyderabad. However, the skipper interacted with them via Skype. According to BCCI sources, Kumble has also asked for a 25 percent fee hike for himself. He is currently earning approx. Rs. 6.25 crore. Besides this, the former leg-spinner has also proposed to create new different teams for different formats, which would be awarded different contracts according to their grades. Group A would consist of Test regulars - M.S. Dhoni as an exception - he will not be demoted. Group B would consist of regular ODI players and occasional Test match players. Group C would contain players, who will be regarded as T20 specialists. With the proposal, the ball is now in the BCCI's court. The officer bearers will now have to file a report, which would then be forwarded to the CoA for the final call. (ANI)