NEW DELHI: In a landmark determination, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday has declared that males’s and girls’s groups competing in ICC occasions will obtain equal prize cash.
This determination was introduced on the ICC’s annual convention in Durban.
“This is a significant moment in the history of our sport and I am delighted that men’s and women’s cricketers competing at ICC global events will now be rewarded equally,” ICC Chairman Greg Barclay stated in a press release.
“Since 2017 we have increased prize money at women’s events every year with a clear focus on reaching equal prize money.
“From right here on in, profitable the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will carry the identical prize cash as profitable the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and the identical for Twenty20 World Cups and Under-19s too.”
Australia won the women’s Twenty20 World Cup earlier this year and took home $1 million in prize money while runners-up South Africa received $500,000.
On the other hand, England men’s team received $1.6 million after winning the T20 World Cup in November last year while losing finalists Pakistan got $800,000.
Lauding ICC, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter and said: “Start of a brand new daybreak. An period of equality and empowerment.”
This determination was introduced on the ICC’s annual convention in Durban.
“This is a significant moment in the history of our sport and I am delighted that men’s and women’s cricketers competing at ICC global events will now be rewarded equally,” ICC Chairman Greg Barclay stated in a press release.
“Since 2017 we have increased prize money at women’s events every year with a clear focus on reaching equal prize money.
“From right here on in, profitable the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will carry the identical prize cash as profitable the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and the identical for Twenty20 World Cups and Under-19s too.”
Australia won the women’s Twenty20 World Cup earlier this year and took home $1 million in prize money while runners-up South Africa received $500,000.
On the other hand, England men’s team received $1.6 million after winning the T20 World Cup in November last year while losing finalists Pakistan got $800,000.
Lauding ICC, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter and said: “Start of a brand new daybreak. An period of equality and empowerment.”
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com