India, March 12 -- Sunil Gavaskar has urged state associations to increase the match fees that are paid to their players in domestic cricket. Gavaskar said that those who play in the Ranji need a pay hike. The India batting great made the point in a column after talking about parents increasingly seeing cricket as a viable career option for their kids.

"The Ranji Trophy fees per match could do with another increase for the next season since the difference between what an ordinary uncapped but lucky player gets for the IPL and what a truly hard-working Ranji Trophy player earns is huge," said Gavaskar in a column for Sportstar.

"If only other State teams could follow the example of the Mumbai Cricket Association and give a matching amoun...