International Cricket Confederation announces equal prize money for men’s and women’s teams at its global competitions to achieve pay parity
Post Date – 09:30 PM, Thursday – July 23rd 13th
Durban: The International Cricket Federation announced on Thursday that men’s and women’s teams will be paid the same across its global competitions in a bid to achieve pay parity and usher in a new era for world cricket.
For the top 50 men’s World Cup matches, the champion England team received 4 million US dollars, and the runner-up New Zealand team received 2 million US dollars.
“The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today that the men’s and women’s team prize money will be the same in ICC events. Commitment to fulfill the net value of the prize money,” the ICC said in a statement.
It further stated: “Equally placed teams in similar competitions will now receive the same prize money, and will also receive the same prize money for winning a match in these competitions.”
ICF President Greg Barclay said: “This is an important moment in the history of our sport and I am delighted that cricketers, male and female, who compete in ICF global competitions will now be equally rewarded.
“Since 2017, we have increased the prize money for women’s events every year with a clear focus on achieving parity and from now on, winning the ICF Women’s Cricket World Cup will pay the same as winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The same goes for the T20 World Cup and the U19 World Cup.” Barclay added: “Cricket is indeed a sport for everyone and this decision by the ICF Board reinforces that and brings us Being able to celebrate and value every player’s contribution to the game equally.”
BCCI secretary Jay Shah has played an active role in shaping policy as head of the Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA), and he did the same on his own board last year.
“I thank the rest of the board for their support in helping to make this important endeavour. Let us work together for a future in which cricket continues to thrive globally.”
