Wimbledon vs T20 World Cup: The Big Difference In Prize Money! The 2024 Wimbledon Championships are underway, with tennis stars battling it out for the prestigious title.
The tournament kicked off on July 1st with the first round of matches for both Men’s and Women’s Singles. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz started strong, dominating his first-round opponent on Centre Court.
But hold on, there’s more to the story than just fierce competition! The prize money is a real head-turner.
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Get this: The prize money for the Wimbledon Men’s and Women’s Singles champions is actually higher than what the Indian team received for winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies!
How much are we talking about?
The winners of the Men’s and Women’s Singles at Wimbledon 2024 will each take home a whopping £2,700,000 (British Pounds)! Converted to Indian rupees, that’s a staggering ₹28,50,94,110.
That’s a lot more than cricket!
For comparison, the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup received a cash prize of $2.45 million USD. In Indian rupees, that translates to roughly ₹20.42 crores.
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Wait, there’s a twist!
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) actually awarded the Indian team a total of ₹125 crores. However, only ₹20.42 crores was the actual cash prize money from the ICC. The rest was additional prize money provided by the BCCI.
Even with that, the Wimbledon winners are taking home a much bigger sum.
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