{"id":5095,"date":"2020-03-31T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=5095"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:35:28","slug":"ipl-players-unpaid-india-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ipl-players-unpaid-india-sports-betting","title":{"rendered":"IPL players may not get paid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian Premier League<strong> <\/strong>hangs in the balance with players unlikely to be paid if the season does not take place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Indian Premier League (IPL) players will remain unpaid at the moment while the league remains postponed due to Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the IPL postponed until April 15 but unlikely to go ahead, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is trying to find a window between August and September to hold the IPL but that depends on whether the global Coronavirus pandemic has eased by then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But players could find themselves without any payment from the league, according to Times of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe system of payments is that 15 per cent is paid a week before the tournament starts,\u201d a senior IPL official told PTI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c65 per cent more is paid during the tournament. The remaining 20 per cent is paid within a stipulated time after the tournament ends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cThe BCCI has specific guidelines. Obviously, no\nplayer will be paid as of now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said there has been no discussion\non pay cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe BCCI earns its money from Cricket. If Cricket is not happening,\nwhere will the money come from?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Premier League hangs in the balance with players unlikely to be paid if the season does not take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Indian Premier League (IPL) faces potential cancellation due to the Coronavirus pandemic, leading to uncertainty regarding player payments. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is exploring alternative scheduling, but current payment structures indicate players will not be compensated if the tournament does not proceed, highlighting significant financial implications for the league.","focusai_entities":"Indian Premier League, IPL, Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI, Times of India, PTI, Arun Dhumal","focusai_location":"India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"BCCI Financial Impact?","query":"What are the projected financial implications for the BCCI's balance sheet and future revenue streams, including media rights and sponsorship deals, if the IPL is ultimately cancelled?"},{"label":"Force Majeure Clauses?","query":"How do existing player contracts and league agreements incorporate force majeure clauses, and what are the legal ramifications for non-payment in such unprecedented circumstances?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,163,16334,155],"tags":[7299,12600,58,233],"class_list":["post-5095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-finance-news","category-south-asia-news","category-sports-betting-news","tag-coronavirus","tag-focus-gaming-news","tag-india","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5095"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5109,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5095\/revisions\/5109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}