BCCI award India cricket team £12.2m bonus for T20 World Cup win
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has awarded its men’s team a £12.2m bonus following their emphatic 96-run victory over New Zealand in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
This 1.31 billion rupee windfall is more than six times the £1.8m official tournament prize money secured for lifting their third men’s title.
The additional reward from the world’s wealthiest cricket board also significantly exceeds the competition’s entire £8.8m overall prize pot.
Olympic ambitions follow historic dominance
Captain Suryakumar Yadav has already outlined his squad’s next major objective by targeting a gold medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Cricket will return to the Olympic programme in California, where the current back-to-back T20 world champions are expected to enter as overwhelming favourites.
Their status as the premier international white-ball side is underlined by securing a third overall T20 crown to add to recent Champions Trophy and Asia Cup successes.
Governing body continues lucrative reward policy
The Indian cricket administration has established a clear precedent for heavily incentivising major international tournament triumphs.
Last year, the Champions Trophy-winning squad received a £5.1m cash bonus that effectively tripled their official tournament earnings.
“The Board congratulates the players, support staff and selectors once again on this historic achievement and wishes them continued success in the future.”
Board of Control for Cricket in India
Attention will soon turn to the 50-over World Cup scheduled for next year across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
The Men in Blue will have an opportunity to complete a historic clean sweep of global limited-overs trophies on the African continent.
