BCCI Introduces Big Change In Indian Cricket, Jay Shah Announces Move To Reward Domestic Performers

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has brought in a revolutionary change to the Indian Domestic cricket. Under this change, BCCI has taken a step to reward and incentivize Indian domestic cricket going forward. 

The BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that going forward the cricket governing body will be awarding Prize money for players in domestic tournaments. 

BCCI's big change to Indian domestic cricket 

Jay Shah announced that BCCI took a big step towards incentivising domestic cricket as they have introduced prize money for domestic performers.

Going forward, BCCI will be awarding prize money for the player of the match in Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments in men's seniors. However, in a revolutionary move Jay Shah revealed that there will also be prize money for player of the match and player of the tournament in all of women's and junior cricket tournaments. 

“We are introducing prize money for the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament in all Women’s and Junior Cricket tournaments under our Domestic Cricket Programme. Additionally, prize money will be awarded for the Player of the Match in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali tournaments for Senior Men," revealed Jay Shah in his official announcement on X. 

Jay Shah further thanked the Apex Council for their support in this initiative and hopes this will further foster the growth of cricket in India. 

"This initiative aims to recognize and reward outstanding performances in the domestic circuit. A heartfelt thank you to the Apex Council for their unwavering support in this endeavour. Together, we are fostering a more rewarding environment for our cricketers,” said Jay Shah. 

Incentivising and rewarding women's and junior cricket at the grassroots is an initiative with which BCCI hopes to bring more balance to the cricketing structure in India.