Breaking: BCCI Announces Big Cash Reward for IPL's "Unsung Heroes"

BCCI Announces Big Cash Reward For IPL's "Unsung Heroes"

Jay Shah announced a cash reward for the ground staff who managed IPL 2024. He described them as "unsung heroes." On Monday, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that groundsmen and curators of all 10 regular IPL venues will get Rs 25 lakh each as a thank you for providing "excellent pitches" during the league. The IPL ended in Chennai on Sunday with Kolkata Knight Riders winning their third trophy with an eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

"The unsung heroes of our successful T20 season are the incredible ground staff who worked tirelessly to provide excellent pitches, even in bad weather," Shah posted on X.

"As a token of our appreciation, the groundsmen and curators at the 10 regular IPL venues will get INR 25 lakhs each, and those at the 3 additional venues will get INR 10 lakhs each. Thank you for your dedication and hard work!" he said.

The 10 regular venues for the IPL are Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur.

The additional venues this year were Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, and Dharamsala. Guwahati was the second home venue for Rajasthan Royals. Visakhapatnam hosted Delhi Capitals' first leg of home matches.

Dharamsala served as the second base for Kings XI Punjab. This year's IPL has been notable for high-scoring matches with the peak team total record broken twice. The 250-run mark was crossed eight times this season.

Shah also congratulated KKR for their title win.

"Congratulations to the @KKRiders for winning the 2024 #TATAIPL! The team showed great consistency throughout the tournament. Kudos to @ShreyasIyer15 for leading the side brilliantly.

"Once again, thank you to the fans for coming out in big numbers and for making this another successful season!" he said.