Rahul Dravid Refuses BCCI’s Rs 2.5 Crore Bonus After India’s Win In T20 World Cup 2024 Final – News18
Rahul Dravid poses for photo with T20 World Cup trophy. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI)
Dravid was the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team that defeated South Africa by seven runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 final played in Barbados on June 29.
Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid was offered the same prize money (Rs 5 crore) as the rest of the members of the Indian men’s cricket team after Men in Blue’s historic win in the T20 World Cup 2024 final, but according to a report, the 51-year-old refused to accept the extra bonus and therefore was paid the same amount (Rs 2.5 crore) as the rest of India’s coaching staff.
“Rahul wanted the same bonus money (Rs 2.5 crore) as the rest of his support staff (bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, fielding coach T Dilip, and batting coach Vikram Rathore). We respect his sentiments,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times on Wednesday.
It was reported by Indian Express on Monday that out of the Rs 125 crore prize money announced by BCCI for the members of India’s T20 World Cup 2024 side, all 15 players and head coach Dravid will receive Rs 5 crore, and the rest three coaches (batting, bowling, and fielding) will get Rs 2.5 crore.
But in a great gesture, Dravid said no to the extra bonus and asked the board to give him the same amount as his other three colleagues.
The BCCI had announced a prize for everyone associated with India’s T20 World Cup 2024 winning team, and therefore four reserve players and selectors are set to pocket Rs 1 crore each, and Rs 2 crore each was assigned for the rest of the backroom staff, which includes three physiotherapists, three throwdown specialists, two masseurs, and the strength and conditioning coach.
Dravid era ends
Former India captain Dravid, who was appointed as the head coach of the Indian team in November 2021, spent more than 2.5 years as head coach before calling time. In his last match as head coach, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team defeated South Africa by seven runs to end the 17-year wait for the second T20 World Cup title.
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who top-scored for the Men in Blue in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup final, was announced as his replacement by the BCCI on Tuesday (July 9). Gambhir will remain in charge of the Indian team till December 2027.
