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'Akela Ishan Kishan winner se bada hai' - Fans react as Cricket Governing Body reveals prize money for Test Championship 2021-23 cycle

The Cricket Governing Body revealed the prize money for the Test Championship 2021-23 cycle on Friday, May 26.

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The Cricket Governing Body on Friday announced the prize money for the Test Championship 2021-23 cycle, with nine teams sharing a total of $3.8 million ( Rs 31.4 crores). The latest edition of the marquee event will conclude next month when India and Australia clash at The Oval in England from June 7 to 11. Apart from the Test mace, the winner of the ultimate Test will bag a whopping amount of $1.6 million (Rs 13 crores), while the runners-up would receive $800,000 (Rs 6.5 crores).

The prize money for the 2021-23 cycle is the same as the inaugural edition of the championship, with New Zealand receiving $1.6 million in Southampton in 2021 after defeating India by eight wickets in the final.

"There is no change in the tournament prize money, which remains the same as that for the inaugural edition of the championship (2019-21) with a total purse of $3.8 million (Rs 13.22 crore approx.). Kane Williamson's New Zealand was rewarded with $1.6 million (Rs 6.61 crore approx.) in Southampton in 2021 after they sealed an eight-wicket win over India in the rain-marred six-day WTC final," the governing body said in a release.

South Africa, who sits third in the points table, will receive $450,000 (3.72 crores approx), while England, who finished their campaign in fourth place, will earn $350,000 (2.9 crores approx.).

"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 (Rs 1.65 crore approx). 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 $100,000 each (Rs 82.7 lakh approx.)," the statement added.

India started training for the summit clash

The first batch of Team India including Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav and head coach Rahul Rahul Dravid have arrived in England after the conclusion of the league matches of Indian Premier League 2023. The players began their first training session on Tuesday with the Indian Cricket Board unveiling its new training kit sponsored by Adidas.

The rest of the squad including captain Rohit Sharma and opener Shubman Gill will join the camp after completing their IPL duties for their respective franchises. India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has been in England for the past few weeks, playing county cricket.

Here's the reaction from fans after Cricket Governing Body announced the money for the Test Championship 2021-23 cycle:

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