Australian Women Cricketers to Receive Million dollar pay packets after new Australia deal

Cricket Australia (CA) stated on Monday that the top Australian women cricketers could earn more than A$1 million ($666,600) in a year. A new 5-year pay deal system has been introduced for the female cricketers of Australia that will increase the amount earned by them in The Hundred in England and the Women's Premier League of India.

The women cricketers will be able to earn A$800,000 each year holds a top-tier contract and who also compete in the Women's Big Bash League under the agreement which also includes a headline funding increase of 66% for them. Nick Hockley, the Chief Executive of CA stated in a news release that he is delighted to take this major step which provides ample amount of opportunities to female sportspersons related to any sports field.

The Australian Cricketer's Association (ACA) and the CA agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding that increased 25% in the minimum and average CA contracts for women. While the players are on parental leave, the retainers and contracts will be guaranteed and further payments will be offered that will make up for the fees of lost matches.

To account for the number of players required for international matches in all three formats, the number of central contracts for men has increased from 20 to 24 each year. The payment pool for Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) has been increased from A$2m to A$3m by the growth of lucrative Twenty20 tournaments held globally.

Nick further added in the press release that they are confident that the BBL remains highly competitive in the changing global cricket landscape. He mentioned the phrase "constructive spirit of partnership" under which discussions were held with the ACA, a stark contrast with acrimonious negotiations that took place for the previous deal in 2017.

The revenue-sharing model that supported the deal with the players for 20 years has been forced to end by the CA. The model for the next 5 years has been kept in the place of that with players sharing A$634 million overall with another pool of A$57 million for performance-related payments.