Why did BCCI increase the fees of women domestic cricketers by more than 100%? Vice President Rajeev Shukla told the important reason

Rajeev Shukla On Pay Hike For Women Domestic Cricketers: BCCI Vice-President Rajiv Shukla praised the decision to increase the salary of women domestic cricketers and said that this step will inspire more girls to take up the game and the standard of women’s cricket in the country will also improve. The board has decided to make a major change in the payment structure for women domestic cricketers. According to a source, BCCI has increased the fees of women players in domestic cricket from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 per day.

Benefit from World Cup victory

India’s victory in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 has given a great boost to Indian women cricketers, due to which BCCI has changed its payment system. The board has more than doubled the match fees of domestic women cricketers. Team India became Women’s World Champion for the first time this year.

Rajiv Shukla praised the decision

Talking to ANI about this, Shukla said, ‘BCCI has taken a big step to promote women’s cricket. First of all, they equalized in salary with the men’s team. The decision that has been taken yesterday is that the match fee in domestic women’s cricket, which was Rs 20,000 per day, has been increased to Rs 50,000 per day, and the fee of reserve players, who were in the reserve team but did not play, has been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000. This is a huge increase, more than 100 per cent, which will greatly benefit women cricketers. This will inspire more girls to play cricket, and the standard of the game will improve.

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Jai Shah also took a big step

Previously, under Jay Shah’s leadership as BCCI Secretary from 2019 to 2024, the board adopted pay parity, expanded professional leagues for women cricketers, invested in grassroots-level initiatives, and increased public recognition. This has given strength to Indian women cricketers, who now inspire millions of girls across the world to play cricket.

many improvements were made

Jay Shah’s tenure at the BCCI is known for major reforms that have elevated the women’s game both on and off the field. One of the biggest steps taken during his tenure was the decision to equalize pay between male and female international cricketers, a decision which in the long run spoke volumes about equality and respect for both genders.

Got new identity from WPL

After this, the Professional Women’s Cricket League, WPL was started, which was being demanded by not only Indian cricketers but also women cricketers from all over the world for a long time. The international exposure and reach of the Women’s Premier League is now giving women cricketers a platform that not only gives them a bigger audience, but also financial stability and a competitive platform where they can hone their skills with players from around the world.

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