'So much effort': Sourav Ganguly lauds BCCI's announcement of equal pay for men and women cricketers

On Thursday, a pay equality policy for Indian men’s and women’s cricketers was put into effect by the Board of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI). Previously, there was a significant gap between the salary of men and women cricketers.

To resolve this gender discrimination, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced that the contracted players, be it men or women, will be paid equal match fees from now on. It was the first major decision by the Indian cricket board following former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s exit from the apex council. However, Ganguly has now taken a step forward to appreciate the landmark decision taken by the board.

Just saw it in the papers this morning .. congratulations to jay ,Roger,rajivbhai,ashishji,debojit and all the apex council members for this wonderful gesture .so much effort has gone in women’s cricket and it is showing in their performance..@JayShah @BCCIWomen @BCCI

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) October 28, 2022

Taking to his personal Twitter handle, Ganguly praised current BCCI President Roger Binny, Jay Shah, and other board members for their admirable move. He further acknowledged the fact that the BCCI has been working very hard to raise the calibre of women’s cricket in India. His Twitter post reads, “Just saw it in the papers this morning. Congratulations to Jay, Roger, Rajiv Bhai, Ashish Ji, Debojit and all the apex council members for this wonderful gesture. So much effort has gone into women’s cricket and it is showing in their performance.”

However, the late reaction from the former Indian captain grabbed the attention of internet users. Some of them also queried why this decision was not made during Ganguly’s tenure. Since being posted on the internet, the post has accumulated nearly 12,000 likes so far.

A user jokingly said, “I saw this and my first reaction was is out of the country or the tv not working at his place or he doesn’t check the internet.”

I saw this and my first reaction was is out of country or the tv not working at his place or he doesnt check internet