'Ushering Into A New Era': Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet And Others Laud BCCI Equal Pay Move

Many former and current cricketers took to their social media handles and appreciated BCCI for the historic move. 

Indian women's cricket team. ( Image Source :Twitter/@ANI )

The BCCI took a historic decision on Thursday to give the same match fee to both men and women. They will be receiving INR 15 lakhs for the Test, INR 6 lakhs for ODI, and INR 3 lakhs for the T20I. 

Former cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur was elated by the move of BCCI. She said, “First of all, I welcome this decision and you know we always talk about equality. First time in India we are getting equal pay as men are getting. I am really happy this is happening now and I am sure a lot of girls in India will take cricket as a career.”

#TeamIndia captain @ImHarmanpreet reacts on the landmark decision on pay equity policy for the contracted women cricketers. pic.twitter.com/HyxCmrJzMU

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 27, 2022

Many former and current cricketers took to their social media handles and appreciated BCCI for the historic move. 

What amazing news for Women's cricket in India 👏👏 https://t.co/Mn4shzF05r

— Smriti Mandhana (@mandhana_smriti) October 27, 2022

Cricket has been an equalizer in many ways. This is a welcome step towards gender equality in the game and erasing discrimination from the sport. 👏🏻

Very happy with the decision taken by @BCCI and brilliant to see India paving the way forward. @JayShah

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 27, 2022

This is a historic decision for women’s cricket in India! The pay equity policy along with the WIPL next year, we are ushering into a new era for women's cricket in India. Thank you @JayShah Sir & the @BCCI for making this happen. Really happy today. https://t.co/xOwWAwsxfz

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) October 27, 2022

Thankyou so much 🙏🏻 @BCCIWomen @JayShah https://t.co/O1AogiuRUy

— Sneh Rana (@SnehRana15) October 27, 2022

Happy to know that @BCCI has taken the decision of pay equity policy for sportspersons in cricket. BCCI has set a standard for other sports bodies. It will encourage greater participation of women in the game. A historic milestone indeed ! @iRogerBinny @JayShah

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 27, 2022

Earlier, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted,  “I’m pleased to announce BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted BCCIWomen cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Cricket".

"The women cricketers will be paid the same match fee as their male counterparts. Test (INR 15 lakhs), ODI (INR 6 lakhs), T20I (INR 3 lakhs). Pay equity was my commitment to our women cricketers and I thank the Apex Council for their support," he added.

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