In a landmark decision, the BCCI on Thursday announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted female and male players in a bid to tackle gender discrimination.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce the development.
“I`m pleased to announce @BCCI`s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing pay equity policy for our contracted @BCCIWomen cricketers.
“The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Cricket,” Shah tweeted.
As per the newly introduced system, the Indian women`s cricketers will now receive Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 6 lakh per ODI, and Rs 3 lakh per T20I, the same as their male counterparts.
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“The @BCCIWomen 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,” Shah added.
Earlier this year, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) had struck a deal with the country`s players` association, which enabled the women cricketers to earn as much as the mail players, while Cricket Australia (CA) is also working to do away with gender disparity.
