The Indian cricket board on Tuesday awarded cash bonuses of up to 6 million rupees (Dh300,000) to Virat Kohli and his players after the No1 Test team secured a maiden Test series win in Australia.
India won the four-match series 2-1 after the final Test in Sydney was washed out . The BCCI congratulated the Indian team and announced a bonus of 1.5 million rupees (Dh75,000) per match for each player while the reserves get half as much.
That means that Kohli and others who took part in all four Tests will get double their match fees, which stands at 1.5 million rupees per Test.
Coach Ravi Shastri and his assistants will around Dh130,000 each.
India consolidated their position at the top of the Test table after the Border-Gavaskar win, reaching 116 points – eight more than second-placed England.
