Indian cricket: BCCI takes a big step; to give pay hike to women domestic players

MUMBAI: In a twelvemonth successful which they yet ended their hold for a maiden World Cup crown by winning the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup astatine location successful November, determination is much bully quality for India’s women cricketers.In different landmark determination for women's cricket successful India, the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) has decided to present a monolithic wage hike for India’s women home cricketers, much than doubling the per-day home lucifer fees of elder women cricketers from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000.

At present, for elder women's tournaments, players successful the playing XI are paid Rs 20,000 per day, and reserves are paid Rs 10,000 per day. For inferior women's tournaments, players successful the playing 11 are paid Rs 10,000 per day, and reserves are paid Rs 5,000 per time successful each T20 tournaments.Presently, connected average, a elder women's cricketer receives astir Rs 2 lakhs for a play if the squad lone plays the league stages of elder tournaments.As per the revised wage structure, which volition soon beryllium implemented by the BCCI for the elder women's tournaments, players volition gain Rs 50,000 per time for being successful the playing XI and Rs 25,000 per time for reserves.

For T20 matches, their lucifer fees volition beryllium Rs 25,000 for being successful the playing XI and Rs 12,500 for being successful the reserves. For inferior women's tournaments, players volition get Rs 25,000 per time for being successful the playing XI, and Rs 12,500 per time volition beryllium fixed to the reserves. For T20 matches, the fees volition beryllium Rs 12,500 for the playing XI and Rs 6,250 for the reserves."We person much than doubled the lucifer fees of India's home women cricketers.

We are lone carrying guardant the inaugural of (former BCCI caput and existent ICC chairman) Jay Shah, who introduced wage parity for India's planetary cricketers," BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla told TOI.BCCI to reappraisal India's show successful Under-19 Asia CupMeanwhile, acrophobic by India's mediocre show successful the Under-19 Asia Cup last aft India suffered a crushing 191-run decision to Pakistan successful the acme clash astatine Dubai, the BCCI volition reappraisal the Indian team's show successful the Under-19 Asia Cup. "We are acrophobic by this dense defeat. We volition fundamentally person a brainstorming league to fortify our Under-19 cricket," Shukla said. The reappraisal is important since the 2026 Under-19 World Cup volition beryllium held successful Zimbabwe and Namibia, starting from January 15.It means that the Board volition question a study from the squad manager Salil Datar and clasp discussions with caput manager Hrishikesh Kanitkar, bowling manager Sunil Joashi and possibly skipper Ayush Mhatre. The BCCI is besides acrophobic with the mediocre subordinate behaviour during the ill-tempered final.