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In a major growth, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Monday launched prize cash for player-of-the-match and player-of-the-tournament award winners in all ladies’s and junior cricket competitions at home stage. In a put up on social media, BCCI secretary Jay Shah Shah introduced that in males’s cricket, prize cash will likely be awarded for participant of the match in Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments. “We’re introducing prize cash for the Participant of the Match and Participant of the Match in all Girls’s and Junior Cricket tournaments beneath our Home Cricket Programme,” Shah tweeted.
“Moreover, prize cash will likely be awarded for the Participant of the Match within the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments for Senior Males. This initiative goals to acknowledge and reward excellent performances within the home circuit.
“A heartfelt thanks to the Apex Council for his or her unwavering help on this endeavour. Collectively, we’re fostering a extra rewarding setting for our cricketers. Jai Hind,” beneath our Home Cricket Programme,” the highest official added.
Final yr, the BCCI had elevated the prize cash for the home tournaments with the Ranji Trophy winners receiving a whopping money reward of Rs 5 crore.
The money prize for Irani Cup too had been doubled with the winners getting Rs 50 lakh as an alternative of Rs 25 lakh, and the group ending runners-up acquired Rs 25 lakh.
In Duleep Trophy, the champions now get Rs 1 crore and runners-up group obtain Rs 50 lakh, whereas winners of Vijay Hazare Trophy get a cheque of Rs 1 crore and the group ending second finest Rs 50 lakh.
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