<p>The BCCI, in its working committee meeting here, decided to increase the incentive to Rs two crore per player, which is still less than the Rs 5 crore each that the players had reportedly demanded.<br /><br />"The cash incentive to the members of the World Cup winning Indian team has been increased from Rs 1 crore per player to Rs 2 crore per player," BCCI secretary and president-elect N Srinivasan said in a media release.<br /><br />The decision comes after speculation that several top Indian cricketers made an informal demand to the cricket board to increase the reward money to Rs 5 crore instead of just 1 crore for winning the biggest cricketing event after 28 years.<br /><br />However, such reports were rejected by the BCCI with Srinivasan terming them as incorrect.<br />India won the ICC World Cup beating Sri Lanka in the final on April 2 at the Wankhede Stadium.<br /><br />Immediately after the triumph, BCCI President Shashank Manohar had announced a reward of Rs one crore for each of the 15-member World Cup squad.<br />He also announced that the support staff would be awarded Rs 50 lakh each.</p>
<p>The BCCI, in its working committee meeting here, decided to increase the incentive to Rs two crore per player, which is still less than the Rs 5 crore each that the players had reportedly demanded.<br /><br />"The cash incentive to the members of the World Cup winning Indian team has been increased from Rs 1 crore per player to Rs 2 crore per player," BCCI secretary and president-elect N Srinivasan said in a media release.<br /><br />The decision comes after speculation that several top Indian cricketers made an informal demand to the cricket board to increase the reward money to Rs 5 crore instead of just 1 crore for winning the biggest cricketing event after 28 years.<br /><br />However, such reports were rejected by the BCCI with Srinivasan terming them as incorrect.<br />India won the ICC World Cup beating Sri Lanka in the final on April 2 at the Wankhede Stadium.<br /><br />Immediately after the triumph, BCCI President Shashank Manohar had announced a reward of Rs one crore for each of the 15-member World Cup squad.<br />He also announced that the support staff would be awarded Rs 50 lakh each.</p>