Indian cricket- Is performance based payment justified?

Cricket is the only sport that Indians are fanatic about. It is worshipped as a religion all over the country. The players of our national team are considered as heroes. This is the reason why every other person, willing to choose sports as his career, wants to come into the game of cricket. Due to such a high value of the game, it attracts a lot of politics, money, fame, etc. These things make the players associated with the game fall into the vicious web of earning lot of money through endorsements and advertisements. It directly affects their performance on the field and brings shame to the country. There had been innumerable examples of debacles and disasters which our national team has had just because of the amount of glamour involved in the profession. This glamour factor affects the players in a negative manner. It seriously hampers the concentration level of the players. They lose focus. To get out of this, a serious overhaul is very important. And the most sought after answer is Performance based Payment. Since the time the phrase gained currency, it has generated heated arguments among followers of the game. Now the crucial question arises- Will this system help overcome the odds to ferry the team to victory? The answer is yes. And to prove the point, following questions can be put forward.

Performance based payments would kick the players into putting their 100% into performing on the field. This will make them accountable and hopefully less lax. If its performance based they will surely strive hard with the bat as well as the ball. Then at least they will follow the adage - “Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best.” But it should be remembered that this policy will bear fruit only if it cuts both ways i.e. payments should have incentives for good performances and pay cuts for bad ones. No one should be allowed to rest easy thinking they have a contract which guarantees them money. For example, imagine the scenario when Sachin and Rahul failed in a particular match and were not paid while the junior members like Gautam Gambhir performed well and were given the bonus. So, it will definitely hurt these senior members’ ego and they will want to prove themselves like never before. Therefore, the system will help in infusing the Killer Instinct which is lacking in the team.
Apart from that, it should also be remembered that incentives are common in the world of sport and one often hears of huge bonuses announced for feats such as winning or making commendable progress in the World Cup football tournament. But, a performance-based system of payment would serve as a bonus as reward for a good act. It could also serve as a penalty for a bad performance. Apart from that, all our cricket heroes should be banned from doing any modeling, ads etc. like any government employees, once they are employed they can't pursue any business nor any work. When this is done, then I think Indians will eat, drink, breath CRICKET in a real sense.
Thus, in the end, it can be concluded that the performance based system will help our cricketers to adopt a professional attitude towards the game. This will make them more accountable and responsible towards the nation as a whole. Also, it will help them to cope up with pressure and perform well in such situations.