The great Sunil Gavaskar applauded BCCI's reward system for Test players. He advocated increasing Ranji Trophy fees to avoid pull-outs. Gavaskar also suggested scheduling the Ranji Trophy from October to mid-December to allow practice for the IPL. The BCCI had recently denied central contracts to a couple of players for non-participation in the Ranji Trophy.source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/double-or-triple-ranji-trophy-fee-to-prevent-pull-outs-sunil-gavaskar/articleshow/108538262.cms
