New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a staggering sum of Rs 125 crore (approximately $15 million) as prize money for the Rohit Sharma-led Team India after their T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday to lift their second T20 World Cup title.
India shut their critics in style as they brought an end to their 11-year-old ICC trophy drought in style with a memorable victory. Rohit & Co. became the first team to win the title as invincibles having not lost a single match throughout their campaign in the tournament. Rohit also became the second Indian captain after MS Dhoni to win the T20 World Cup.
How much did BCCI pay MS Dhoni & Co. for 2011 ODI World Cup victory?
The prize sum of Rs 125 crore announced by the BCCI for the T20 World Cup 2024 winners turned heads, but how much did the Indian cricket board pay to Dhoni & Co. as prize money when India won the 2011 ODI World Cup? As per a report in Sportstar, each member of the 2011 World Cup-winning side was paid Rs 2 crore.
As per the report, the BCCI paid a prize sum of approximately Rs 39 crore in total, including the bonuses announced for the support staff and the selectors at the time. While the players got Rs 2 crore each, the members of the support staff were paid Rs 50 lakh each and the selectors were rewarded with a sum of Rs 25 lakh each.
India brought an end to the country’s 28-year-long wait for their second ODI World Cup title by winning the trophy in 2011. The Rs 125 crore paid by the BCCI to the T20 World Cup 2024 winners is more than three times the prize money earned by Dhoni and his men in 2011. Dhoni remains the only Indian captain to have won all three major ICC limited-overs trophies – the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy.
Rohit joined Dhoni and Kapil Dev in an exclusive list of Indian captains to have won a World Cup for the country. The Hitman also became the oldest captain to lift the T20 World Cup trophy at the age of 37. He announced his retirement from T20Is after India’s victory but will continue to represent the country in Tests and ODIs.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a prize money of Rs 125 crore for Rohit Sharma-led Team India after their T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. How much did MS Dhoni & Co. earn after 2011 ODI World Cup victory? Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
