Phangiso reveals the responses he got when he questioned the huge difference in earnings in the Proteas

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“If you divide that R25,000 by four guys, you probably take home less than R25,000, other guys are taking home over R100,000, that is a massive difference.” TiisetsoMalepa

The former Proteas white-ball spinner said he was “shocked” by the response he got when he questioned why the players who are on the bench did not get the same match fees as their colleagues on the pitch.

“If you do the maths, it is something like R6,000, and T20, it is not much. You go on a series that involves, let’s say five ODI games against India, you get R125,000 if you play all the games. “I said doc look ‘I have a big problem with this. Out of the touring squad I am probably the only guy that [misses] out on a whole lot of games.

Phangiso said he also spoke to then captain AB de Villiers and senior player Hashim Amla and was stunned at the answers he got.

 

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