Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has increased the salaries of national cricketers and staff.

The CAN meeting held on Tuesday has informed that the salary of the players has been increased. According to CAN, the monthly salary of all male players in Central Contract has been increased by Rs.10000. So on,six thousand for A & B grade women’s team players and five thousand for C grade women’s team players has been increased.

Similarly, the monthly salary of field staff has been increased by Rs 3,000, field office assistant by Rs 5,000 and pitch curator of TRI ground by Rs 6,000.

According to the increased remuneration, A grade players will get Rs 60,000 and B and C grade players will get Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively. Similarly, A grade female players will get a monthly salary of Rs 21,000, while B and C grade players will get Rs 18,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.