The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed on Friday, May 26, that the winner of the World Test Championship (WTC) will take home a mega $1.6 million i.e. Rs 13.2 Crores, while the runners-up will stand to make $800,000 i.e. Rs 6.6 Crores.
The WTC Final will be played between India and Australia from June 7-11 at The Oval in London, with June 12 set as the reserve day.
There is no change in the tournament prize money from the inaugural WTC Final from 2019-21, which was a total purse of $3.8 million besides the WTC Mace.
The Kane Williamson-led New Zealand side were rewarded with $1.6 million in addition to the Mace in Southampton two years ago, courtesy of their eight-wicket win over India in what turned out to be a six-day final.
All nine teams will get a share in the $3.8 million purse with South Africa earning $450,000 for finishing third in the WTC 2021-23 standings.
England, who made a late surge and finished their campaign in fourth spot, will bag $350,000. Sri Lanka, who were among the top teams in the race for a spot in the decider during the epic finale, finished fifth to earn $200,000.
The remaining teams New Zealand (No.6), Pakistan (No.7), West Indies (No.8), and Bangladesh (No.9) will be rewarded with a sum of USD 100,000 each.
Team India begin WTC Final preparations
Meanwhile, the first set of players have arrived in England for the mega final. Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav have all landed in England along with the support staff led by coach Rahul Dravid. The rest of the Indian cricketers including skipper Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Ishan Kishan are slated to travel to England after IPL 2023 gets over while Virat Kohli has announced his arrival on Friday.
Veteran Cheteshwar Pujara is already in England playing county cricket for Sussex.
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