The BCCI today announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for the U-19 chief coach Rahul Dravid.
India’s hard work at the ICC U-19 World Cup bore fruits after they went on to lift the trophy, defeating Australia by 8 wickets in the final. Manjot Kalra knocked a scintillating century as he took his side to victory in the finals after coming out to open with skipper Prithvi Shaw. Board of Control for Cricket Council in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced cash prizes for the trophy winning squad after the historic win.
The other members of the support staff including fielding coach Abhya Sharma and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey will be richer by Rs 20 lakh.
In a marked departure from the usual norm where the players, who have done it on the field get a greater share of the prize money, the COA-led BCCI has decided that the chief coach should get the biggest share.
“India is known for its guru shishya parampara and the Guru always gets more. Obviously, the stature of the coach matters a lot,” a senior office-bearer, who was a part of the policy decision told PTI today.
Congratulating the team for beating Australia in the final BCCI Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai said: “I congratulate the U19 team who have made the country proud. Head Coach Rahul Dravid played his cricket with sincerity and it was pleasing to see the boys uphold the value.”
BCCI announces prize money for victorious India U19 team.
Mr Rahul Dravid, Head Coach India U19 – INR 50 lakhs
Members of India U19 team – INR 30 lakhs each
Members of the Support Staff, India U19 – INR 20 lakhs each
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 3, 2018
BCCI acting president CK Khanna said:“The boys have shown tremendous maturity in the manner they dominated the proceedings from the first match. They always looked like champions. My heartiest congratulations to the boys and Rahul, who has been a pillar for this team.”
Khanna said that he will recommend that the U-19 selection committee chaired by Venkatesh Prasad also gets financial reward just like the senior men’s and women’s panel which went home richer despite their respective teams losing World Cup finals.
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