BCCI congratulates Team India, announces cash rewards for Test series win in Australia
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday congratulated the Indian cricket team for registering the first ever Test series win in Australia and reaffirming their No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings.
The BCCI also announced the cash awards after the historic Test series win against Australia.
"All Test team members - The bonuses will be equivalent to the actual match-fee payable: which is INR 15 Lakhs per match for Playing XI and INR 7.5 Lakhs per match for the reserve players," the Indian cricket board said in a statement.
The board said coaches will get INR 25 lakhs each.
It said the India team's support staff (non-coaching) will receive bonuses that will be equivalent to the pro-rata salary/professional fee.
Skipper Virat Kohli and his men defeated Australia to clinch the Test series 2-1.
This was the first time India won a Test series in Australia in the history of the game.
Image: BCCI Twitter page
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