Indian umpires receive approx INR 40 lakh each for IPL 2016

The talk over cricketers' earning have always been there but one barely speaks about the payment of umpire's.

The talk over cricketers’ earning have always been there but one barely speaks about the payment of umpire’s. In a cricket match, there are two on-field and two off field umpires. Among the two off-field umpires, one is the third umpire, while the fourth one is known as reserve umpire. They try their best to keep the game going in a fair way with their umpiring.

In this era of modern day cricket where shorter formats of the game is gaining immense popularity, the players are earning hefty amount for their services. On the contrary, umpires are too getting paid well for their job alongside cricketers. As reported by PTI, Indian umpires Anil Chaudhary, CK Nandan, C Shamshuddin bagged around INR 40 lakh for umpiring in the 2016 edition of cash-rich Indian Premier League. Also Read: Record-breaker Pranav Dhanawade set to play in England for Worli Cricket Club

Nandan and Shamshuddin are among those umpires who are in ICC’s Emirates Panel. It’s good to see that umpires are too getting good pay for their job during a cricket match.