Country-wise losses among players if IPL 2020 gets cancelled

The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is under serious trouble as the Coronavirus outbreak has forced the organizers to delay the tournament. Initially, BCCI announced that IPL 2020 will begin from 29th March however, because of the pandemic, the board has deferred the tournament until 15th April.

This is the first time in IPL history that a viral disease outbreak has forced the BCCI to change the schedule. As the situation is getting worse day by day, many fans believe that the competition may get cancelled this year. In this case, all the parties involved in the tournament will suffer massive losses. While the BCCI is bound to lose out on a lot of money, the broadcasters, Star Sports will lose advertising revenue.

Besides, even the players will lose out on their salaries and here is the country-wise losses among players if IPL 2020 is abandoned.

Country-wise losses among players if IPL 2020 is cancelled:

(Source – insidesport.co)

9. Nepal – 20 lakhs INR

Starting with the country which will suffer the least loss among all, Nepal’s only representative, Sandeep Lamichhane will miss out on his fee of Rs 20 lakhs if IPL is not held this year. Delhi Capitals had signed him two years ago and the 19-year-old has played 9 matches for them thus far in the league.

In those 9 games, Sandeep has picked up 13 wickets with his best figures being 3/36. He made his IPL debut against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Feroz Shah Kotla (now Arun Jaitley Stadium) in 2018.

The emerging player has impressed a lot with his bowling performances thus far in the league. And, he has inspired a new generation of Nepali people to take up this sport.

8. Sri Lanka – 2.25 Crores INR 

Despite having some of the best T20 players in their team, Sri Lanka has only two representatives in IPL 2020. The islanders to take part in IPL 2020 is their T20I captain, Lasith Malinga and Isuru Udana. Malinga has a deal with Mumbai Indians and he has won several matches for the franchise in the past.

Malinga is one of the few players in IPL history to have played for only one franchise throughout his career. He started his career with Mumbai and even served as their bowling mentor for one season. After he made a triumphant return to IPL last year, Mumbai retained him for his salary of 2.20 crores INR. Since his age is not on the right side, this could have been Malinga’s last IPL season.

Isuru Udana has risen among the ranks in the last 18 months or so. His services were secured by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the auction for his base price of Rs 50 lakhs.

7. New Zealand – 9.8 Crores INR 

One of the best teams in modern cricket, New Zealand is home to several talented players. IPL 2018’s Orange Cap winner Kane Williamson is their captain and he has a deal worth Rs 3 Crores with Sunrisers Hyderabad. Surprisingly, the Orange Army sacked him as their skipper recently and named David Warner at the helm for IPL 2020.

Trent Boult, who moved from Delhi Capitals to Mumbai Indians in the trade window, joined his compatriot Mitchell McClenaghan in the defending champions’ camp. Lockie Ferguson has a deal worth 1.60 Crores with Kolkata Knight Riders. Since he recovered from an injury recently, Ferguson would have looked to wreak havoc in IPL 2020.

Mitchell Santner and James Neesham are the other players with contracts in the IPL. The former is the part of the CSK while Neesham’s services were secured by Kings XI Punjab.

6. Afghanistan – 14.00 Crores INR 

It is surprising to note that the players from Afghanistan earn 6-7 times more money than what the Sri Lankan players earn from the IPL. When BCCI initiated the IPL, a lot of Sri Lankan players were a part of the tournament while Afghanistan team had not even played its first T20I match.

The tables have turned in the last 12 years as Rashid Khan is one of the highest earning players in the world now. The Afghan spin wizard has a contract of Rs 9 Crores with the Sunrisers Hyderabad while his compatriot, Mohammad Nabi earns Rs 1 Crore from the same franchise.

The other Afghan player to be a part of IPL 2020 is the upcoming star, Mujeeb ur Rahman. The wrist-spinner has a deal worth Rs 4 Crores with Preity Zinta‘s Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).

5. South Africa – 34.60 Crores INR 

South Africa is home to some of the world’s greatest T20 players like Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, Kagiso Rabada. Their former captain, De Villiers earns the most money from IPL as Royal Challengers Bangalore pay him a fee of Rs 11 Crores. His compatriot Chris Morris earned a deal of 10 Crores from the same franchise this year.

Faf du Plessis is signed to Chennai Super Kings while the most valuable IPL franchise Mumbai Indians is the home to Quinton de Kock. Imran Tahir is also a part of the MS Dhoni-led outfit.

Kagiso Rabada has a big contract with Delhi Capitals while Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals have Hardus Viljoen and David Miller in their squad, respectively. The sum total of all South African players’ salary is 34.60 Crores INR.

4. England – 43.80 Crores INR 

When it comes to national contracts from their cricket boards, England Cricket Board stand neck to neck with the Indian players. Even in the IPL, England players earn a lot. While Chris Woakes has pulled out from the league, Jason Roy has continued to be a part of the Delhi Capitals franchise.

Ben Stokes earns the most money as he has a Rs 12.50 Crores deal with Rajasthan Royals while the Royals also have his compatriots Tom Curran, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in the team. Kolkata Knight Riders re-signed the English skipper, Eoin Morgan at 5.25 Crores.

Besides, Tom Banton is set to make his IPL debut this year after earning a contract with 1 Crore from Kolkata Knight Riders. The aggregate sum of English players’ salaries is 43.80 Crores INR.

3. West Indies – 56.95 Crores INR

West Indies team is one of the most dangerous sides in T20 cricket. The fact that the Men in Maroon have won two T20 World Cup championships solidifies the aforementioned claim. The Caribbean stars are an integral part of IPL with big names like Chris Gayle taking part in the competition.

While the Universe Boss no longer earns a very big sum from the league, his West Indies teammates, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine earn massive amounts from Kolkata Knight Riders. In fact, Narine has the biggest deal among West Indian stars at Rs 12.50 Crores.

Kieron Pollard has a lucrative deal with the defending champions, Mumbai Indians. Also, Chennai Super Kings have the dangerous all-rounder, DJ Bravo in the team while Rajasthan Royals have Oshane Thomas in their squad.

2. Australia – 86.75 Crores INR

The Australian players stand at the number one position among all the foreign nations with their players set to earn 86.75 Crores INR from IPL 2020. Pat Cummins, the Australian pacer, shattered all records in IPL Auction 2020 by earning a 15.50 Crores INR contract from the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Steve Smith and David Warner have fantastic contracts with Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, respectively. Glenn Maxwell earned a big-fat contract from Kings XI Punjab this year.

With several Australian players having 10+ Crores contract with the IPL franchises, they would lose out on a major chunk of money. This statistic shows the dominance of Australian cricket in the world.

1. India – 358.15 Crores INR

Undoubtedly, the Indian cricketers would wish that the Coronavirus disappears soon because the Indian players were going to earn an incredible sum of 358.15 Crores INR from IPL 2020. Virat Kohli has the biggest IPL contract worth 17 Crores INR whereas Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni have a deal of 15 Crores each.

This amount was 358.35 Crores INR however, Praveen Tambe, who had a contract of 20 lakhs was suspended from the league. It is worth noting that Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey and KL Rahul also have Rs 10+ Crore contracts.

Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah have big contracts with Mumbai Indians. Just like that, all the elite Indian players have enormous deals with the franchises. Thus, if IPL 2020 gets cancelled, the countries will lose a lot of money.