Team India’s T20 World Cup triumph has been met with euphoria with the nation basking in the glory of Rohit Sharma and his men. The team has been receiving prize money worth crores. On Friday, it was further enhanced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s announcement. The CM announced a cash reward Rs 11 crores for the Indian team. With the announcement, the total prize money won by the team went up to Rs 156 crores.
Shinde announces major prize
For the winning Indian cricket team that won the T20 World Cup, Shinde announced a cash prize of Rs 11 crore. The announcement was made in the state legislature complex’s central hall, Vidhan Bhavan. Four Mumbai players—captain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shivam Dube—were honored at the event.
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Suryakumar hailed by Maharashtra CM
CM Shinde expressed his immense happiness over the team’s World Cup victory over bitter rivals Pakistan in his speech. Suryakumar Yadav in particular received special praise from him for his superb catch in the match against South Africa.
Prize money keeps shooting up
With Shinde’s announcement of Rs 11 crore prize money, the total amount of prize money received by the Indian team for winning the T20 World has gone up to Rs 156 crores. This includes Rs 125 crore from BCCI, Rs 20 crore from ICC and Rs 11 crore from Mumbai government.
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