JK News Today
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced that national women cricketers will get the same match fee as their male counterparts as a first step toward tackling discrimination . This was stated by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah .
In a tweet on Thursday, Jay Shah said that the board is implementing pay equity policy for contracted women cricketers and thanked the Apex Council for their support. Shah termed this as BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination.
The women cricketers will now be paid Rs 15 lakhs for Test, Rs 6 lakh for ODI and Rs 3 lakh for T20I match, which is same as the men cricketers.
