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Kohli-Dhoni meet CoA, agree on future tours plan and cramped schedule

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni's demand for a pay hike for the team was on accepted by the Committee of Administrators, which also took their inputs on cramped scheduling.

By Pti
MS Dhoni (left) and India captain Virat Kohli

New Delhi, November 30: India captain Virat Kohli and his predecessor M S Dhoni's demand for a pay hike for the team was on Thursday (November 30) accepted by the Committee of Administrators, which also took their inputs on the issue of cramped scheduling. Kohli and Dhoni met COA chief Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and BCCI CEO Rahul Johri here.

<strong>'Players need time to prepare'</strong>'Players need time to prepare'

"We had extensive discussions with the players on issues that pertain to them directly, which means the number of matches they have to play, the Future Tours Program (FTP) and compensation package etc," Rai told reporters after the meeting, which lasted more than two hours.

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"All the inputs they have to give us were taken and we are going to factor those in. The FTP, we bounced it off them. Presentations have been made and they are in agreement with the FTP so that they get enough rest. As for the number of days, I can't tell you yet as we have not yet worked it out," Rai said.

It has also been reliably learnt that the Indian team, which is scheduled to play a full series in England between July and September next year, will travel there two weeks in advance to get acclimatised with the conditions. This comes after Kohli complained of lack of time to prepare for the upcoming tour of South Africa for which the team is scheduled to leave on December 27, just a couple of days after winding up a home series against Sri Lanka.

On the proposed pay hike, Rai did not spell out the remuneration plan, but said that both Kohli and Dhoni were in agreement with the structure which is being worked out. "The principles on which compensation package has to be structured, that has been agreed to. It's only a question of numbers now. We will now match the revenue with compensation that each player receives," the former CAG chief said.

When asked if there will be separate structures for red and white ball specialists, Rai said: "There was no discussion on this topic."

He claimed he was unaware of reports that the Indian Premier League would be telecast live on Doordarshan.

Story first published: Thursday, November 30, 2017, 19:20 [IST]
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