Cash Prize announced for U-19 World Cup winning team

Dinesh Bana's six helped India clinch their fifth  U-19 World Cup victory. Many players, including Raj Bawa, Ravi Kumar, Shaik Rasheed, and Nishant Sandhu stood out in the final against England. From cricketers to the Prime Minister, everyone lauded the team for their efforts. And now, BCCI has announced cash prizes for every player and the support staff.

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The players will be getting 40 lakhs,, while Rs. 25 Lakhs has been announced for every member of the support staff.

Announcing it on Twitter, BCCI secretary Jay Shaha wrote, "I’m pleased to announce the reward of 40 lacs per player and 25 lacs per support staff for the U19 #TeamIndia contingent for their exemplary performance in #U19CWCFinal."

I’m pleased to announce the reward of 40 lacs per player and 25 lacs per support staff for the U19 #TeamIndia contingent for their exemplary performance in #U19CWCFinal. You have made 🇮🇳 proud. @SGanguly99 @ThakurArunS @ShuklaRajiv

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) February 5, 2022

BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly also congratulated the team for their achievement and announced the same cash prize. 

Congratulations to the under 19 team and the support staff and the selectors for winning the world cup in such a magnificent way ..The cash prize announced by us of 40 lakhs is a small token of appreciation but their efforts are beyond value .. magnificent stuff..@bcci

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) February 5, 2022

BCCI's official handle and other cricketers also took the chance to wish the players and the team on their win over England. Sir Vivian Richards called it a deserved win.

A fantastic performance througout in the #U19CWC 2022 🔝 🏆

Congratulations #BoysInBlue 👏 👏#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/c8vEBAsHop

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 5, 2022

Congratulations to the #BoysinBlue & the entire nation for winning the #U19CWC! Amazing spells by Ravi Kumar & Raj Bawa 👏🏻 👊🏻 The future of Indian cricket looks bright 🇮🇳 Well played boys. Super proud! @BCCI

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 5, 2022

Congratulations #India. You have been brilliant throughout & deserved the silverware.

Also congratulations to all the teams who made it here, the hosting committee, the volunteers, fans & every single person involved in the success of this tournament. Absolutely amazing event 👊 https://t.co/XZAe1VSD7Z

— Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards) February 5, 2022

This was India's fifth win in the U-19 World Cup after 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018. Raj Bawa and Ravi Kumar took 5 wickets and 4 wickets respectively to restrict England to just 189 runs. James Rew scored 95 in 116 balls to push England to 189.

Later on, Sheik Rasheed and Nishant Sandhu scored half-centuries to get India in a comfortable position. Raj Bawa played an important knock of 35 in 54 balls, and Dinesh Bana hit two sixes to get India through.