Mumbai: Rahul Dravid, head coach of the India U-19 ICC World Cup-winning outfit, received Rs 2.43 crore as professional fees from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the six-month period ended December 31, 2017.
Paras Mhambrey, the bowing coach of the triumphant
colts team, had received Rs 27 lakh as professional fees from
the BCCI for the four-month period between August and November
last, as per the details of the payments done by the BCCI for
January 2018 put up on the Board's website.
Former left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra has been granted a
one-time benefit of Rs 60 lakh by the Board which has also
paid the tour, match and retainer fees of current India
cricketers Ajinkya Rahane (Rs 1.47 crore), Hardik Pandya (1.27
crore), Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 1.08 crore), Wriddhiman Saha (Rs
57.81 lakh) and Abhinav Mukund (Rs 33.69 lakh) due to them for
services rendered last year.
The BCCI has also paid former Delhi cricketer Mithun
Minhas Rs 75.60 lakh for performing his job as the head coach
of the J and K outfit for the last two seasons.
Former cricketer Gagan Khoda has received his
professional fees amounting to Rs 54 lakh for the period
February-November, 2017, although he is no longer on the
national senior selectors' panel.
The BCCI had also paid cricketer-turned commentators
Sanjay Manjrekar and Murali Karthik Rs 36.28 lakh and Rs 30.61
lakh as professional fees for the last home series between
India and Sri Lanka.
PTI
