Where does equality stand in international cricket?
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New Zealand cricket takes the first step towards gender pay equality! Apart from this, Cricket Australia (CA) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) showed their interest in the matter. CA last year injected a huge amount of $1.2 million into the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) player salaries. And because of the decision, the basic average salaries increased up to $65,000. These domestic salaries were compared to the domestic male cricketers, who earn an average amount of $198,000 a year. Further, match payments differ from these base wages. This, somehow, didn't affect the international stage in Australia. As stated by CA's CEO Nick Hockley: "But there's still a gap, there's still a really big gap, as compared to their male counterparts." Moreover, the ECB announced equal prize money in The Hundred for both men and women this year. The women's champions Oval Invincibles received €150,000, as much as Trent Rockets, the men's champion team. Makes sense doesn't it! Makes sense doesn't it! There was, has been a chasm between the payments of men and women cricketers. But with this speed of development, the 'equal pay' era doesn't seem too far apart. And discussing the BCCI's decision, it's their best stance ever. Check here for the of the T20 World Cup final 2022 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found
Where does equality stand in international cricket
England Women v India Women - 3rd Royal London ODI The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced equal match fees for its men and women (international) cricketers. The board's secretary and president of the Asian Cricket Council (), Jay Shah, tweeted the decision on Thursday, October 27. Several active and former cricketers, personnel related to the sport, and the overall audience, of course, reacted well to the move, via different mediums. What makes this more special is that it is a rare one. Only a few bodies in the cricketing world provide equal remuneration to their international cricketers.Original 9 - Equal Pay Movement Where it all started
It all started in 1973, when the American tennis legend and winner of 39 major titles, initiated and powered the 'Original 9' move. King, along with her eight other fellow female tennis players, fought for equal pay for women's tennis players. She worked hard for women's rights, aided in arranging separate women's tours, and acquired financial support from the sponsors. She was one of the founders and the first president of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in 1974. The US Open was the first grand slam to hand the same amount of prize money to its men and women competitors. In 2001 and 2006, the Australian and French Open followed the case. Finally, in 2007, Wimbledon, the oldest grand slam in the world, started to pay the men's and women's singles winners the same amount of prize money (€2,000,000).Equal Pay The BCCI joins the movement
India’s men’s and women’s international cricketers will now get INR 15 lakhs for a Test match, INR 6 lakhs for an ODI, and INR 3 lakhs for a T20I. However, these are only match fees; the amount for annual contracts remains unchanged. I’m pleased to announce ’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing pay equity policy for our contracted Women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Cricket.I’m pleased to announce ’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing pay equity policy for our contracted Women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Cricket. Speaking of this year so far, Indian women have performed exceptionally well. The side first won a silver medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games; they lost to Australia in the final. Later, a 3-0 win over England in the ODI series to send off was their best performance in the 50-over format since 2017. The side finally brought back Asia Cup glory earlier this month. -led Indian women beat Sri Lanka in the final. Looking at the contracts, there's an unbelievable gap between the players' annual salaries. To understand clearly, here's a table, explaining the salaries. ContractsMen'sWomen'sGrade A+7 CroreNAGrade A5 Crore50 LakhGrade B3 Crore30 LakhGrade C1 Crore10 Lakh Speaking frankly, Harmanpreet Kaur, the skipper, earns half of what India's earns, i.e. 50 lakhs. However, the board is likely to work on increments in annular contracts. And according to some reports, the BCCI is in talks with a few top Indian women cricketers regarding the issue.Equal Pay and the World
Just before the BCCI, New Zealand Cricket too announced equal pay for their men and women cricketers; which means the top-ranked White Ferns players will receive a maximum of $163,246 (up from $83,432), while domestic women cricketers may receive $19,146 (up from $3,423). New Zealand cricket takes the first step towards gender pay equality!New Zealand cricket takes the first step towards gender pay equality! Apart from this, Cricket Australia (CA) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) showed their interest in the matter. CA last year injected a huge amount of $1.2 million into the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) player salaries. And because of the decision, the basic average salaries increased up to $65,000. These domestic salaries were compared to the domestic male cricketers, who earn an average amount of $198,000 a year. Further, match payments differ from these base wages. This, somehow, didn't affect the international stage in Australia. As stated by CA's CEO Nick Hockley: "But there's still a gap, there's still a really big gap, as compared to their male counterparts." Moreover, the ECB announced equal prize money in The Hundred for both men and women this year. The women's champions Oval Invincibles received €150,000, as much as Trent Rockets, the men's champion team. Makes sense doesn't it! Makes sense doesn't it! There was, has been a chasm between the payments of men and women cricketers. But with this speed of development, the 'equal pay' era doesn't seem too far apart. And discussing the BCCI's decision, it's their best stance ever. Check here for the of the T20 World Cup final 2022 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found