More than 30 crore pairs of eyes were glued to television sets; the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, was one of the greats among spectators cheering them with every adorable shot, thousands have betted on their win. When the last wicket of South Africa fell at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, history was created as India won the Women's ICC World Cup. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced an award of Rs 50 crore for the entire team, coaches, support staff, and all others associated with the team. But there was a hushed-up question: why only Rs 50 crore? It is less than half of the money given to the players of the men's team when they lifted the ICC T-20 World Cup.

ICC Women's World Cup

Earlier, the BCCI announced it would give the women players as much money as their male

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