 for a Test, 6 lakh for an ODI and 3 lakh for a T20I. That is a significant increase on what the women currently earn: INR1 lakh for an ODI or T20I appearance, and 2.5 lakh for a Test.Mithali Raj, the legendary former women's captain, hailed the decision as an "historic decision for women's cricket in India'.India's women team recently secured a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, then recorded comfortable ODI victories over England in England. It can be expected that they will improve faster once the BCCI finally launches a women's IPL next year, following Cricket Australia and the ECB in providing a top-class women's short-form domestic league. The BCCI confirmed at its AGM earlier this month that the tournament would be beginning in 2023.Meanwhile, India's men have complained about the food laid on by the International Cricket Council at the T20 World Cup. It has been reported that they are unhappy with the 'plain and simple inadequate nourishment' they have received after training sessions.'The food that was offered to Team India was not good,' an unnamed Indian official told news agency ANI. 'They were just given sandwiches and they have also told ICC that food provided after a practice session in Sydney was cold and not good.'){kind=link}
Although the match fees will be the same, India’s men and women’s cricketers will still receive different levels of retainer pay
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has agreed to pay its women’s team the same match fees as their male counterparts, including superstars like Virat Kohli.Jay Shah, the BCCI’s Honorary Secretary, described the move as the “first step towards tackling discrimination” and his “commitment to women’s cricketers”.While men’s and women’s cricketers will still receive different levels of retainer pay – men’s dwarf the women, with the highest bracket for men 14 times that of their female counterparts – their match fee will at least be the same.For a Test, they will receive INR15 lakh ($18,225) for a Test, 6 lakh for an ODI and 3 lakh for a T20I. That is a significant increase on what the women currently earn: INR1 lakh for an ODI or T20I appearance, and 2.5 lakh for a Test.Mithali Raj, the legendary former women’s captain, hailed the decision as an “historic decision for women’s cricket in India”.India’s women team recently secured a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, then recorded comfortable ODI victories over England in England. It can be expected that they will improve faster once the BCCI finally launches a women’s IPL next year, following Cricket Australia and the ECB in providing a top-class women’s short-form domestic league. The BCCI confirmed at its AGM earlier this month that the tournament would be beginning in 2023.Meanwhile, India’s men have complained about the food laid on by the International Cricket Council at the T20 World Cup. It has been reported that they are unhappy with the “plain and simple inadequate nourishment” they have received after training sessions.”The food that was offered to Team India was not good,” an unnamed Indian official told news agency ANI. “They were just given sandwiches and they have also told ICC that food provided after a practice session in Sydney was cold and not good.”
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