ICC T-20 World Cup 2026- BCCI made a big announcement, will give a reward of more than Rs 100 crore to the world champion team.

Friends, the Indian cricket team has made history by winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time, which is a proud moment for 1.40 crore people. After this great success, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has given a huge cash prize to the team. India impressed the fans with its tremendous batting, disciplined bowling and excellent fielding. Players like Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah played important roles in the team’s successful campaign. BCCI has announced record breaking prize money for the entire team and staff-

BCCI announced reward of ₹131 crore

BCCI has announced a cash prize of ₹ 131 crore for Team India. This reward will be distributed among the players, coaching staff, support staff and other members of the team.

Earlier, BCCI had announced ₹125 crore for the team that wins the 2024 T20 World Cup, but this time the prize has been increased by ₹6 crore, making it a historic bonus. Between these two tournaments, India also won the Champions Trophy 2025, for which the board had given ₹58 crore.

Apart from ICC prize money

BCCI’s reward is different from the prize money given by ICC. The International Cricket Council awarded $3 million (approximately ₹27.5 crore) of the tournament’s total prize pool to the champion team. Whereas, the runner-up New Zealand team received $1.6 million.

This extra reward from BCCI is considered to be one of the biggest bonuses in the history of Indian cricket, the purpose of which is to motivate the players to perform well in future tournaments.

Great performance throughout the tournament

Team India performed brilliantly during the T20 World Cup 2026, losing only one match in the entire tournament.

India qualified for the Super 8s by winning four consecutive matches in the group stage.

The team suffered its only defeat in the first Super 8 match against South Africa.

After that setback, India made a strong comeback, defeating Zimbabwe and West Indies to reach the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, India defeated England to book their place in the final.

Ultimately, India won the trophy by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final.