Domestic Fee Restructuring: BCCI hike all domestic tournaments prize money
BCCI has announced a bumper hike in prize money for all cricket domestic tournaments for men and women. Ranji Trophy champions will now receive Rs 5 Crore from Rs 2 Cr while senior women’s ODI champions will receive Rs 50 lakh instead of Rs 6 lakh. Domestic Fee Restructuring: BCCI hike all domestic tournaments prize money.
While the runners-up and losing Ranji Trophy semi-finalists will get Rs 3 crores and Rs 1 crore respectively. “I’m pleased to announce an increase in prize money for all @BCCI Domestic Tournaments,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a tweet. “We will continue our efforts to invest in Domestic Cricket – which is the backbone of Indian Cricket.
Irani Cup cash prize also been doubled with the winners getting 50 lakh instead of Rs 25 lakh, and while the team finishing runners-up currently don’t receive any cash reward, they will get 25 lakh from now on. In Duleep Trophy, the champions will get Rs1 crore and runners-up team will be receiving Rs50 lakh, while winners of Vijay Hazare Trophy will now be getting a cheque of Rs1 crore and the team finishing second best Rs50 lakh.
Deodhar Trophy winners are set to get richer by Rs 40 lakh and the losing finalists will get Rs 20 lakh. Similarly, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy champions will be receiving a cheque of Rs 80 lakh and the losing team will get 40 lakh. In a big boost to women’s cricket in the country, the winners of the Senior Women’s One Day trophy will get a cheque of Rs 50 lakh and the runners-up side will receive Rs 25 lakh.
The prize money of the senior women’s T20 trophy has also been increased with the winners set to get Rs 40 lakh, eight times more than what they get now. The losing team will get Rs 20 lakh. Indian cricket’s 2023-24 domestic season will start with the Duleep Trophy tournament starting on June 28 while the flagship Ranji Trophy will commence from January 5 next year.
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