Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The BCCI has announced a total cash award of Rs 7.5 crore for the U-19 World Cup winning team, technical staff and the selection committee, the board’s secretary Devajit Saikia said. India beat England by 100 runs to win the World Cup final in Harare on February 6 evening, claiming a record sixth crown.
“A cash award of Rs 7.5 crore will be given to the Indian team who won the U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia. We are working on the details of the prize amount break-up for players, technical staff and the selection committee, but Rs 7.5 crore is the total reward for them from the BCCI,” Saikia said.
A staggering century from 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi fired India to ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup glory. Captain Ayush Mhatre (53) and wicketkeeper Abhigyan Kundu (40) also made valuable contributions as India racked up 411/9. England made a promising start in reply, but a middle-order collapse proved costly, with Caleb Falconer’s brilliant 115 in vain as India clinched their sixth U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup crown.
This title triumph completed a rare double, with India currently holding both the ICC Under-19 Men’s and Women’s World Cup titles.
Saikia further said that BCCI will soon announce the central contracts for senior men and women players, “Also, an official statement will come out very soon on the central contracts for senior men’s and women’s players,” he added.
