The Bollywood Film Fraternity met in unison on Thursday to welcome the Cricket India Control Board (BCCI)’s announcement that the women’s team will receive the same game fee as the men’s team. As soon as the historic decision was made public, B-Town cheered and applauded the Cricket Board for encouraging equality and pay parity.
Turning to Twitter, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan welcomed the announcement with a cricket pun.SRK retweeted Jay Shah’s first announcement, writing: Sport is (in multiple ways) such an equalizer, and I hope to pave the way for others to follow.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra posted a viral video of cricketer Deepti Sharma on her Instagram story with news about equal pay. Before the video ends, she writes:
Akshay Kumar also praised the BCCI initiative. “Dil khush ho gaya ye padh kar. Chha gaye @BCCI @JayShah ! This is a very nice decision and will go a long way in helping girls start playing professional cricket,” he tweeted.
Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, “Great. Well done. @BCCI.”
Anushka shared a screenshot of BCCI Director Jay Shah’s tweet on her Instagram story. The actress, who is married to Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, celebrated her BCCI announcement to end pay discrimination in her cricket by clapping the emoji given to her as a token of her appreciation. rice field.
Tarpsy also applauded the decision. The actress took to the Twitter handle and wrote, “Big step towards equal pay for equal work. Thanks to her BCCI for setting an example (applause emoji).”
Indian female cricketers will be paid the same match fee as their male counterparts, according to the announcement. Both female and male cricketers earn her Rs 150,000 as test her match fee while playing in ODI and T20I get match fee. 6 lakh and 3 lakh respectively.
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