The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah on Thursday said that as part of the board’s pay equity policy, the women’s cricket team players will hereon receive the same match fee as their male counterparts.
“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 the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian cricket,” Shah wrote in a tweet.