Anushka Sharma and Others Hail BCCI’s Decision of Equal Pay To Women Cricketers

Anushka Sharma, superstar Shah Rukh Khan Taapsee Pannu, and Preity Zinta among others have hailed the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) historic decision to end discrimination and offer equal pay to male and female cricketers.

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After the major step was announced, SRK took to Twitter and wrote, “What a good front foot shot. Sports being such an equalizer (in more ways than one ) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow.” Anushka Sharma also took to her Instagram stories, shared a screenshot of the news, and dropped three clapping emojis.

“I’m pleased to announce BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same. As we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian Cricket,” Shah said in an official statement.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a path-breaking decision. BCCI offers an equal pay scale to the Indian men and women contracted cricketers. Secretary Jay Shah made the announcement on Thursday, stating that the match fee for both men and women players will be the same.