The Surfer: Cricket’s great pay gap
Mohammad Amir’s monthly retainer from the Pakistan board is less than half of what Ishant Sharma earns for a single delivery he bowls in the IPL, a tournament that is out of bounds for Pakistan’s cricketers. Lawrence Booth, writing in the Mail Online brings out the vast income differential that exists within international cricket. The £4,000 cheque that Mohammad Amir picked up at Lord’s on Sunday as Pakistan’s player of the series underlined his country’s status as the poor relations of world cricket. It would be small change for most…
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The Surfer: Cricket’s great pay gap
