Pat Cummins set to become Cricket Australia's first $3 million man

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Pat Cummins will become the first player to earn $3 million year from Cricket Australia contract, while fellow captain Meg Lanning could earn $1 million year under new salary deal announced Monday. The two were headline names, but the deal represented a significant increase in the salaries of Australia's women and Big Bash players in what Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley described as a "war of talent". The $3 million man Pat Cummins. Professional female cricketers will receive a 66 percent salary increase and the average contract for Australian male players will increase to approximately $1 million per year under a five-year memorandum of understanding between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association. Cricket Australia men's contracts will increase 7.5 percent the first year, then 2 percent annually for the next four years, giving Cummins an advance of more than $2 million and total Cricket Australia earnings of $3 million.