How Rs 125 crore T20 World Cup prize money will be split: Rs 5 cr each for players, Rs 2.5 cr for Dravid; reserve players to get Rs 1 crore each. Rs 125 करोड़ टी20 वर्ल्ड कप पुरस्कार राशि का विभाजन इस प्रकार होगा: प्रत्येक खिलाड़ी को Rs 5 करोड़, द्रविड़ को Rs 2.5 करोड़, और रिजर्व खिलाड़ियों को Rs 1 करोड़ प्रत्येक मिलेगा।

Of the Rs 125 crore announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the T20 World Cup-winning team, Rs 5 crore each will go to the 15 players, including three who didn’t get to play a game. Head coach Rahul Dravid along with rest of the core coaching group — batting coach Vikram Rathour, fielding coach T Dilip, bowling coach Paras Mhambrey will receive Rs 2.5 crore each; and Rs 1 crore each to the five members of the senior selection committee, including chairman Ajit Agarkar, The Indian Express has learnt.

The rest of the backroom staff will also be rewarded. The three physiotherapists, three throwdown specialists, two masseurs and the strength and conditioning coach will receive Rs 2 crore each.

The four reserve players — batsmen Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill, fast bowlers Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed — will also be richer by Rs 1 crore. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, wicketkeeper Sanju Samson and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal were in the squad but didn’t play a game. They will get Rs 5 crore each.

The Indian contingent that travelled to the World Cup had a total of 42 people. The team’s video analyst, BCCI staff members who were travelling with the team including media officers, and the team’s logistics manager will also be rewarded, it is learnt.

Players of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team acknowledge fans during their open bus victory parade, in Mumbai.

“Players and support staff have been informed about the amount of prize money they will be receiving from the BCCI and we have asked everyone to submit an invoice,” a BCCI source said.

A day after the Rohit Sharma-captained team lifted the T20 World Cup, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had announced the prize money. “As far as Rs 125 crore is concerned, it will cover the players, support staff, coaches and selectors as well. Everyone,” he had said.

The three physiotherapists are Kamlesh Jain, Yogesh Parmar and Thulasi Ram Yuvraj; the three throwdown specialists are Raghavindraa Dvgi, Nuwan Udeneke and Dayanand Garani, and the two masseurs are Rajeev Kumar and Arun Kanade. Soham Desai is the strength and conditioning coach.

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