The Caribbean Premier League often known as CPL is asking their top players to take less money for this year’s T20 edition, 2020.
As per the report of EspnCricinfo on Friday is to be believed, “The CPL edition of the year cpl 2020 schedule and time will be played, substance to Government approval (TT), behind closed doors of course, with the max-paid players, are expected to take the salary cut nearly up to 30% when it is compared to the year 2019 levels. However, there will be zero salary cut for those players that are paid below the sum total of 20,000 US$ bracket.”
The Pay cut
Players who usually earn 160,000 US$, 130,000 $, 110,000 $, 90,000 $, 70,000 $, 60,000 $, 40,000 $, and 30,000 $ would be asked to take a 30% cut, and the players who’d have made 20,000 US$ will accept the 10% cut. Players in the 15,000 $ bracket or those are less will not take salary cuts.
The Organizers Intent
CPL organizers have also confirmed their intent to stage the edition entirely in Trinidad & Tobago. The tournament is starting from August 18 and will end on September 10, if all goes well.
Currently, the players need to arrive in Trinidad and Tobago by August 1 to content the quarantine time mandated by the government of Trinidad & Tobago. There is also a possibility that this quarantine time may be uplifted, at least for the visitors from a few nations, in due course.
Sum up
With the smaller window that is available for a tournament, it will go on to feature 4 double-headers that are on Tuesday, Wednesday, followed by Thursday and Saturday besides Sunday. Also, cpl 2020 schedule and time are out. For more information visit the official website of CPL.