Champions Trophy: Money rains on the winning Indian team, BCCI announces a cash prize of Rs 58 crore

Posted on 20th Mar 2025 11:47 am by rohit kumar

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has showered money on the Indian team that won the ICC Champions Trophy. The board has announced a cash prize of Rs 58 crore for Team India. India won the title by defeating New Zealand by four wickets in the final of the Champions Trophy 2025. This was India's second consecutive ICC tournament title. Earlier in 2024, Team India won the T20 World Cup.

 

What happened in the final match?

 

Winning the toss and batting first in the final, New Zealand scored 251 runs in 50 overs for the loss of seven wickets. In response, India achieved the target in 49 overs for the loss of six wickets. Rohit played a captaincy innings. He took India out of difficult situations by scoring 76 runs. This was India's seventh ICC trophy. Earlier, the team won the 1983 and 2011 ODI World Cup, the 2007 and 2024 T20 World Cup, and the 2002, 2013, and 2025 Champions Trophy. India remained undefeated in this entire tournament. It had won five consecutive matches. After defeating Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand in the group stage, the Indian team defeated Australia in the semi-finals and again the Kiwis in the final.

 

After becoming the champion, there was a rain of money from the ICC.

After becoming the champion, there was a rain of money on the winning Indian team in the form of prize money. The Indian team got 2.4 million US dollars i.e. about 19.5 crores rupees. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has increased the prize money for the Champions Trophy by 53 percent compared to the last time. The total prize money of this tournament increased to 6.9 million dollars (about 60 crores rupees). Apart from the winner, the runner-up New Zealand team got 1.12 million dollars (about 9.72 crores rupees), while both the teams that were eliminated in the semi-finals, Australia and South Africa, got 56000 dollars (4.86 crores rupees).

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