DDCA settles Virat Kohli captaincy fee for 2013

In a rather shocking development, reports suggest that the Delhi Cricket Association (DDCA) has settled the outstanding payment due to India Test skipper Virat Kohli. The payment towards Kohli comes after he captained the Delhi side in the 2013 edition of the NKP Salve Trophy. The figure paid to Kohli was 176,400. According to a report in the Times of India, regular Delhi players received their payments for 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons only this year.

Further reports also go on to suggest that Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, and Shikhar Dhawan received their outstanding payments only this year. These are payments that have been pending since the close of the 2013-14 domestic season. Sehwag, who left Delhi to play for Haryana after 2014-15 season, too received Rs 9,000 as outstanding balance. Viru’s former opening partner Gambhir was paid Rs 4,500 in pending fees.

DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda announced the same and also stated that the player payments can only be cleared once the money comes from the BCCI.

“The bills from these big names were lying with the association for years. If there is surplus money in the association, there’s no harm in clearing out as much payment as possible. The association can settle its account once the money comes from BCCI,” Ravinder Manchanda told TOI.

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“These payments are made from the profits the DDCA has made by hosting World T20 and IPL matches this year. Since we haven’t submitted the balance sheets yet, the BCCI can’t sanction the money or the fees. But it was only fair to clear the long pending dues of those who don’t play for Delhi so often. Once the grants come from the board, we will clear the fees of the rest of the players,“ Manchanda further added.