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Skerritt: No player salary cuts in pipeline

 
sgtdjones 2020-04-11 13:19:29 

Skerritt: No player salary cuts in pipeline

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has assured players there are no immediate plans to slash their retainer contracts, as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreck playing schedules across the globe.

Already, various boards have been forced to postpone or cancel several money-spinning tours, which has bit into revenues and prompted debate as to whether pay cuts should be on the table for elite cricketers.

Last week, England’s cricketers opted to give up 20 per cent of their retainers for the next three months, as part of the England and Wales Cricket Board funding of a 500,000 pound sterling donation to fight the disease.