Mushfiqur Rahim set to become Bangladesh's highest-paid cricketer under new pay structure

Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim is all set to become highest-paid cricketer in his country under new pay structure designed by Bangladesh Cricket Board. pay structure has been designed keeping in mind points accumulated by players for last three years.

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Mushfiqur Rahim salary

According to a report in a leading cricket website, Mushfiqur Rahim is said to have picked up 574 points in Tests and 1172 in shorter formats. As a result, BCB decided to reward wicket-keeper batsman with TK 6,20,000. or Bangladesh players who are in line to earn more money are Tamim Iqbal (who collected 472 points in Tests and 1087 points in shorter formats) and Mahmudullah (who collected 410 points in Tests and 1049 points in shorter formats).

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Tamim and Mahmudullah will get TK 6,00,000 as a monthly salary. Earlier, trio used to receive TK 4,00,000 as salary during last pay structure. Test skipper Mominul Haque, Liton Kumar Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Rubel Hossain are expected to receive TK 3,00,000. 

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BCB new contract salary structure 

While making contract for ir national cricketers for 2020 season, BCB also increased match fee of Tests from TK 3. 5 lakh to TK 6 lakh. This was to encour cricketers to be more serious about longest version of sport.

While new contracts come as a breath of fresh air for side, it remains to be seen if move will yield results on pitch. Bangladesh's results have t been exemplary and y are yet to anunce mselves as a strong force in world cricket. Despite playing for a long time and having a loyal fan base, Bangladesh cricket team have only shown sparks of brilliance. y have never really set st on fire. 

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