Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes equal pay will be helpful as women cricketers will now have more responsibility towards their game as well.
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In October, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a “pay equity policy”, which meant all centrally-contracted men and women players will receive the same match fees. And, as per the new policy, the women players will now get Rs 15 lakh per Test match, Rs 6 lakh for a One-Day International, and Rs 3 lakh for a T20 International as well. And, Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes this move will be helpful as women cricketers will now have more responsibility towards their game as well.
It is also noteworthy that, when India’s senior women’s team will start their five-match T20I series against Australia on Friday, the ‘pay equity policy’ will come into place as well.
“It’s an outstanding decision taken by the BCCI. As a sportsperson, we always want to get that recognition, and equal pay will bring a lot of motivation for the current players and the upcoming stars. The motivation given by the BCCI gives us a lot of responsibility because whenever we go out to play now, we know many people are watching us. We want to give our 100 per cent,” Harmanpreet Kaur said as quoted by Sportstar. “We have played really well, and the last three months have been special. We are looking very positive.”
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However, earlier, the women players used to get Rs 1 lakh for a white-ball match and Rs 4 lakh for a Test as well.
“This was the first step, and I am sure, going forward, there will be a lot of good news for women’s cricket. For that, we have to take a lot of responsibility as a team and play good cricket. We have been reaching finals but could not lift the major titles. But still, the way we are playing has changed a lot of things in the country. I am sure the BCCI must be thinking about (equal pay) in domestic cricket as well,” Harmanpreet Kaur concluded. “Domestic cricket is very important. Now, the Women’s IPL is coming, and all those things will be important for domestic cricketers. There is money involved, and with that we will get a lot of good domestic matches. Things will come to you. We just need to perform.”
