The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a prize of Rs. 1.25 crore for the curators and groundsmen across the six venues that hosted IPL 2022 edition.
The announcement came from Secretary of BCCI Jay Shah in tweet on Monday. The tweet gave the groundsmen name of the unsung heroes and the men who gave the best games in IPL 2022.
“I’m pleased to announce prize money of INR 1.25 crores for the men who gave us the best games in #TATAIPL 2022. The unsung heroes – our curators and groundsmen across 6 IPL venues this season”, Jay Shah wrote in his tweet.
Due to the Covid – 19 scare, the league stage matches were hosted in four venues across Mumbai and Pune; the Brabourne, Wankhede, DY Patil and MCA. The league stage consisted of 70 matches.
“We’ve witnessed some high octane games and I would like to thank each one of them for their hard work. 25 lacs each for CCI, Wankhede, DY Patil and MCA, Pune 12.5 lacs each for Eden and Narendra Modi Stadium”, Shah tweeted.
The playoffs were held in Kolkata and Ahemdabad.
