Hockey players refuse to play in Asian Games if 6 months' allowances not paid

[cricketrulez]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1423859/h...n-asian-games-if-6-months-allowances-not-paid

Players of the Pakistan hockey team on Monday threatened to boycott next month's Asian Games — also known as Asiad — if their daily allowances from the last six months are not paid, DawnNewsTV reported.

The warning followed the announcement of an 18-member squad by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for the Asiad slated to be held in Jakarta from August 18 to September 2.

Talking to reporters along with other players, team captain Mohammad Rizwan Sr. said the team had decided that they would not travel to take part in the Asian Games unless all of their dues from the last six months are cleared.

He said none of the players had been paid their daily allowances for last six months, which total more than Rs0.8 million per player.

 

[Metanoia]

Well, at least they won't lose.

 

[Trango Towers]

Why are they not being paid???

 

[Asimzranger]

They just announced that there allowance is promised on returned so they are going in asian game.

 

[Kambojaric]

Unfortunate state of the national sport. This is an Olympic sport. Investing in the hockey team results in potential Olympic medals as well. Unfortunately all our focus will stay on cricket.

 

[Hiraa]

Unfortunate state of the national sport. This is an Olympic sport. Investing in the hockey team results in a potential Olympic medals as well. Unfortunately all our focus will stay on cricket.

Football gets ignored as well.

 

[Dark-Destroyer]

Unfortunate state of the national sport. This is an Olympic sport. Investing in the hockey team results in potential Olympic medals as well. Unfortunately all our focus will stay on cricket.

I don’t agree cricket is also the same state they don’t invest much in cricket either and we have corruption at the helm there too their should be an equal level playing field for all sports and we should try our best to accelerate in other sports too and encourage it and further promote them

 

[Kambojaric]

I don’t agree cricket is also the same state they don’t invest much in cricket either and we have corruption at the helm there too their should be an equal level playing field for all sports and we should try our best to accelerate in other sports too and encourage it and further promote them

A top international cricket player in Pakistan earns millions of rupees after every series without counting sponsorship money, this is base salary (https://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/pakistan-player-salaries/). Meanwhile the hockey squad player gets 0.8 million in six months.
(https://tribune.com.pk/story/1117609/questionable-move-huge-tax-cut-proposed-cricket-board/). The cricket board gets exempted and receives support from the state whereas the hockey board is treated like a step child.

 

[911]

A top international cricket player in Pakistan earns millions of rupees after every series without counting sponsorship money, this is base salary (https://www.totalsportek.com/cricket/pakistan-player-salaries/). Meanwhile the hockey squad player gets 0.8 million in six months.
(https://tribune.com.pk/story/1117609/questionable-move-huge-tax-cut-proposed-cricket-board/). The cricket board gets exempted and receives support from the state whereas the hockey board is treated like a step child.

Its because Cricket attracts more viewers, means more money.