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Jay Shah, the secretary of the Indian cricket board, recently declared that the organization would begin a wage equity policy and pay international women cricketers the same match fee as males. Fans and sports enthusiasts from all around India cheered and applauded the announcement. Bollywood stars including Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, and others praised the BCCI for its new rule.
Shah Rukh Khan Tweet, “What a good front foot shot. Sports being such an equaliser (in more ways than one) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow.”
Priyanka Chopra shared a video of cricketer Deepti Sharma on her Instagram Story and wrote, “BCCI you’ve hit it out of the park with this one. A monumental decision in ensuring equality and pay parity. I hope this will be the first of many for us.” Anushka posted a screenshot of BCCI Secretary Jay Shah’s tweet on her Instagram stories at the same time.
Taapsee Pannu tweeted, “A huge step towards equal pay for equal work. Thank you BCCI for leading with example.”
Taapsee Pannu tweeted, “A huge step towards equal pay for equal work. Thank you BCCI for leading with example.”
Actor Akshay Kumar wrote, ” Dil khush ho gaya ye padh kar. Chaa gaye. It’s an absolutely brilliant decision, will go a long way in making our women players take up professional cricket.”
India’s men’s and women’s cricket teams will now receive an equal match fee, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Thursday. Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, made the announcement on his official Twitter account.
“I’m pleased to announce BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian Cricket,” he tweeted.
