BCCI had double the incentive of the Indian team

New Delhi April 19: As we knew that India had beaten the Australia Team in Five test series, which was held in February 2017, and grabbed the series with 2-1.At that time BBCI had announced incentive 50 lakh to the Indian team.

From this perspective, The BCCI, at its Special General Meeting conducted on Tuesday, has decided to double the incentive of the Indian cricket team from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore.

The decision was taken reversing the COA's decision of paying Indian team members Rs 50 lakh for the Test series triumph on a pro-rata basis (as per no of matches played).

"The BCCI SGM today passed the unanimous resolution that players who were a part of Australia series win should get double the incentive. Hence they will now be paid Rs 1 crore instead of Rs 50 lakh," a state unit functionary told to the media