The International Cricket Council (ICC) made a groundbreaking announcement today, declaring equal prize money for both men’s and women’s teams participating in ICC events. This landmark decision was reached during the ICC Annual Conference held in Durban, South Africa, showcasing the ICC Board’s unwavering commitment to achieving prize money equality by 2030, well ahead of schedule. Under the new arrangement, teams will receive identical prize money for equivalent finishing positions and match victories at comparable events.

ICC Chair Greg Barclay expressed his delight, stating, “This is a momentous occasion in the history of our sport, as men’s and women’s cricketers competing at ICC global events will now be rewarded equally.” He further emphasized that since 2017, there has been a consistent increase in prize money for women’s events, with a clear focus on attaining parity. Going forward, winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, as well as T20 World Cups and U19 tournaments, will carry the same prize money as their respective men’s counterparts. This decision by the ICC Board underscores cricket as a sport that truly embraces inclusivity, celebrating and valuing the contributions of every player equally.

In addition to this groundbreaking announcement, the ICC Board has also approved the largest-ever investment in the sport, following the agreement on the distribution model for the next four years. This significant funding boost will be allocated to all ICC Members, ensuring enhanced financial support. Moreover, a strategic investment fund has been established to drive global growth initiatives in alignment with the ICC Global Growth Strategy.

ICC Chair Greg Barclay expressed his satisfaction, stating, “The success of our media rights and commercial program for the upcoming four-year cycle allows us to invest more money than ever before in our sport.” He further explained that each member will receive a base distribution, with additional revenue tied to their contributions to the global game, both on and off the field. This substantial investment represents an unprecedented opportunity for ICC Members to expedite growth, engage more players and fans, and foster competitiveness. The board’s commitment to establishing a strategic investment fund will further accelerate the realization of the ICC’s Global Growth Strategy.

The ICC Board also greenlit changes to the ICC Sanctioning Regulations, aimed at assisting all members in creating sustainable revenue streams and developing the game, while upholding the integrity of cricket and the welfare of its participants. Going forward, newly sanctioned events will be required to include a minimum of seven local or Associate Member players in each team’s playing XI, fostering the game’s development. Additionally, an organizing Member will be obligated to pay a solidarity fee to the Home Board of a player, acknowledging the Member’s role in nurturing and promoting the sport on a global scale.

Moreover, the Chief Executives’ Committee approved modifications to over-rate sanctions in Test cricket, ensuring a balance between maintaining over-rates and fair remuneration for players. Under the revised regulations, players will be fined 5% of their match fee for each over short, up to a maximum of 50%. However, if a team is bowled out before the new ball is due at 80 overs, no over-rate penalty will be applied, even if the over-rate is slow. This new threshold replaces the previous 60-over limit.

Sourav Ganguly, Chair of the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee, expressed his perspective on the matter, saying, “The ICC World Test Championship has injected renewed energy into Test cricket by providing compelling context. In the last edition, we witnessed only 12 draws out of 69 matches, and we aim to maintain this trend while offering fans the best value for their money and ensuring over-rates are upheld.” Ganguly further clarified that the Men’s Cricket Committee believed in retaining over-rate penalties in the form of World Test Championship points deductions but recommended reducing the risk of players losing their entire match fee. This adjustment strikes a balance between maintaining over-rates and encouraging players to participate in Test cricket.

It’s important to note that this amendment will be applied retrospectively, starting from the beginning of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.

A unique dimension has been added to the game since the start of T20, the shortest version of cricket. And the IPL has made that level even more elusive. The Indian tournament, which is full of money, should sit with a bundle of prizes!

The 16th edition of the IPL began on March 31. Six prizes are being given in each match of the first phase of this tournament. Not only that, the highest run-getter and wicket-taker are given a special type of cap, which makes the game more interesting.

Usually in T20, one award is given per game; It’s a man of the match. However, the exception is in the case of IPL. Apart from this, five more prizes will be given in the first phase of the tournament. Each prize carries a cash prize of over Rs 1.28 lakh (Rs 1 lakh).

Several players play a key role in winning every game. Some of them suddenly turn the game around, whether it’s with the ball or with the bat, or with run out. Such players are given ‘Game Changer of the Match’ and ‘Most Valuable Asset of the Match’ awards.

In addition, the ‘On the Go Four’ award was given to the batsman who hit the highest number of fours in the match. ‘The Boundary’s Longest Six’ is given for hitting the biggest six. If you take a good catch, you get a ‘catch of the match’.

These awards are not just meant to show the audience; Because of this, there is an unwritten competition between each player. This adds extra momentum to the game, and the IPL becomes even more exciting.

The champion team will get two crores, while the runner-up team will get one crore.

Ismail Haider Mallik, member secretary of the BPL Governing Council, said on Saturday that there is a possibility of keeping a cash prize of Tk 10 lakh for the best player of the tournament. On Saturday, the news came that the Sri Lankan board will not give clearance to the cricketers. Ismail Haider, however, assured, “Our chief executive has spoken to the Sri Lankan board officials. Clearance can be obtained. ’

Regarding the use of technology in this year’s BPL, Ismail Haider said, “This time there will be DRS. However, what is meant by full DRS will be placed from the Eliminator phase. He said that alternative DRS will be used in the previous matches.

For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, the Tigers have won two. Bangladesh had a chance to play in the semi-finals by making history. However, bad batting-bowling and controversial umpiring have broken the dream of red-green. Shakib has been eliminated from the World Cup after losing to Pakistan by 5 wickets in Adelaide.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced prize money of Tk 57 crore for this year’s T20 World Cup. In addition to the champion and runner-up team in the World Cup in Australia, there will be a separate monetary prize for each episode.

According to the ICC statement, each team participating in the Super 20 will get $ 70,000, which is more than 70 lakh rupees. As a result, Bangladesh is getting more than 70 lakh taka by participating in the World Cup. And to win each match, they are getting more than Tk 40 lakh separately. As a result, Bangladesh is getting Tk 1.5 crore from this year’s World Cup.

Apart from this, who will get how much of the rest of the money announced by the ICC? There will be a huge amount of money for the champion team. In addition to winning the trophy, the winning team will also benefit financially. Cricket’s governing body has allocated the highest amount of $ 1.6 million for them, which is more than 16 crores in the amount of money.

The runners-up team will not have to be disappointed at all even if they are deprived of the title. Because, for them, the second-highest prize has been kept. The runners-up team will get $ 800,000. Those who return from Melbourne without the title, their account will have more than Eight crore rupees in their account.

If a team is eliminated after ensuring the semi-finals, what will be their fate? There is nothing to despair about. The two teams dropped from the top four will get $400,000 each, which is about Tk 4 crore.