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40 Lakhs INR is too good for any 18-19 yo kid. Kudos to BCCI that they are appreciating our young boys, majority are from humble background. Just came across one related story, there was a time when BCCI didn't have any money to give 1983 WC winners, they crowdfunded the money for the team with the help of Lata Mangeshkar "Nightingale of India". Om Shanti
Now BCCI should focus on Women cricket too and shouldn't treat them badly.
I think problem with women cricket is viewership, u-19 world cup would definitely be having higher viewership than the women's worldcup. This is where board gets inclined towards promoting the U-19 team never heard of these sort of rewards 4-5 years ago. BCCI was rich even then also.
On a slightly different note,I don't know if this is true or not but I have heard reaching the Indian u-19 cricket team or any Ranji team these days is possible only for those who are either really talented or are actually from a humble background. It's only IPL franchise scouting which brings in talent and that also for their own benefit.
Virtually no problem with BCCI when they are handing out bonus to young kids but they are depressing group when it comes to Women cricket and Dada sounds like misogynistic person most of the times whenever he open his mouth.
Indian Women were runner up in the last 50 overs and T-20 WC. BCCI delayed the prize money on both occasion. They only released money when some female journalists took matter into their own hands and wrote multiple articles.
Yeah that's true, Pant, Shaw, Siraj, Gill, Pandya brothers etc there are tons of names and recently found out that Shaik Rasheed who is in current u-19 team is adopted by Andhra cricket from early age.