A day after India's triumphant victory in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, where they edged out South Africa by seven runs in a nail-biting final at the Kensington Oval, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced a massive cash reward of INR 125 crore for the team. According to a report by The Indian Express, the distribution of this amount will cover all 15 squad members, along with the coaching and support staff, and the five-member selection committee.
Head coach Rahul Dravid, batting coach Vikram Rathour, fielding coach T. Dilip, and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey will each receive INR 2.5 crore. Each member of the selection committee, including chairman Ajit Agarkar, Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee, Shiv Sundar Das, and S. Sharath, will be awarded INR 1 crore.
Physiotherapists Kamlesh Jain, Yogesh Parmar, and Thulasi Ram Yuvraj; throwdown specialists Raghavindraa Dvgi, Nuwan Udeneke, and Dayanand Garani; along with masseurs Rajeev Kumar and Arun Kanade, and strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai, will each receive INR 2 crore.
The report further mentions that the team’s video analyst, as well as BCCI staff members who traveled with the team, including media officers and the logistics manager, will also be rewarded. Reflecting on past achievements, in 2013, when India won the Champions Trophy under M.S. Dhoni’s captaincy, each player received INR 1 crore, while the support staff were paid INR 30 lakh each.
In 2011, following India’s ODI World Cup win in Mumbai, also under Dhoni, the players were initially awarded INR 1 crore each, later increased to INR 2 crore. The support staff received INR 50 lakh each, and selectors got INR 25 lakh. In 2007, when India clinched the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa, the team shared a prize of INR 12 crore. Back in 1983, after India’s first ODI World Cup victory, a fundraising concert by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar resulted in each team member receiving INR 1 lakh.
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