Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar on Wednesday demanded that state cricket associations offer annual contracts to their players, like the Indian cricket board sign players for the national teams.
"All state associations should have annual contracts with their players like the BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] does with the Indian team. A, B, C categories. If state contracts are not there then it's impossible to make payments to domestic players in such a situation," the son of legendary Sunil Gavaskar said in a series of tweets. The BCCI offers annual retainership to male players divided into four categories.