BCCI introduces prize money for star performers at domestic level

The BCCI has introduced prize money for player of the match and player of the tournament in all women's and junior cricket competitions at domestic level, the board's secretary Jay Shah announced on Monday. He also said that the player of the match in Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20s will be awarded prize money.

"We are introducing prize money for the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament in all Women's and Junior Cricket tournaments under our Domestic Cricket Programme," Shah tweeted on X. "Additionally, prize money will be awarded for the Player of the Match in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments for Senior Men. This initiative aims to recognize and reward outstanding performances in the domestic circuit."

In April 2023, the BCCI had announced an increase in prize money for the domestic tournaments, with the Ranji Trophy winners receiving a cash reward of INR 5 crore that year and the runners-up and losing semi-finalists receiving INR 3 crore and INR 1 crore respectively.

The cash prize for Irani Cup too had been doubled with the winners getting INR 50 lakh instead of INR 25 lakh. The winners of the Duleep Trophy received INR 1 crore, while in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the champions were awarded INR 1 crore.

Meanwhile, the winners and runners-up of the Senior Women's One Day trophy got INR 50 lakh and INR 25 lakh, respectively.