The Crown control Committee in India (BCCI) has announced a cash prize from INR 58 CRORE for the Indian National Crushk team that won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 this month. Reacting a prize, Sunil Gavascar raised an interesting question whether Gautam Gambhir would decide to follow the path of its predecessor Rahul Dravid.
During his tenure as the main coach, Rahul Dravid gave a significant example after the triumph of India at the T20 2024 World Cup. Despite the fact that BCCI awarded an additional INR 2.5 crown, Dravid refused an additional amount and instead decided to take the same share as the rest of the auxiliary staff.
At that time, the BCCI gave the entire team a total prize of 125 crowns, after India ended the 11-year-old waiting at the ICC trophy by defeating South Africa in the finals. Now, with Gautam Gambhir, the Gavaskar questioned whether to follow the same principle.
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The former Indian captain also emphasized the silence of Gambhira’s gautama on the matter, because the current main coach has not yet responded to the prize money published by BCCI. However, it is unclear how much coach Gautam Gambhir and Assistant Staff will receive this time as a reward from the overall award.
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Sunil Gavaskar wrote in her column for Sportstar: “After winning the ICC T20 World Cup and the announcement of the Prize Money Committee, then coach Rahul Dravid, ever a man from the team, refused to accept more than his colleagues from coaching staff and shared it equally with his colleagues.”
The legendary dough added: “It’s been two weeks since BCCI announced the Trophy champion awards, but we haven’t heard anything from the current coach about whether he will make Dravid. Or is Dravid, in this case, is not a good role model?”
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Sunil Gavascar comes to BCCI for recognizing players and coaching staff
Gavaskar praised the Indian cricket board, which recognized the efforts of players after their undefeated campaign in the eight team tournament. India dominated the tournament, undefeated and beating New Zealand in the finals to secure its third title.
The former Indian captain also pointed out that the Committee consistently rewards players and auxiliary staff for their achievements. Gavaskar also welcomed the decision to BCCI to allow the players to keep the ICC reward money, which further reflects his commitment to respecting their hard work.
He also compared this to the 1983 World Cup, when each player from the winning team received INR 1 lakh as a reward. Gavaskar signed, saying, “This is really fantastic, because the Committee, which is now full of funds, shows gratitude for the efforts that everyone has put in and generously reward them. BCCI also allows players to keep the award award for the ICC for the winners, which is every good amount.”
