Rahul Dravid. (TOI Photo)

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) has accepted India A and under-19 head coach Rahul Dravid 's demand for parity in cash rewards announced after India won the 2018 ICC U-19 World Cup earlier this month.

According to a report in Indian Express, BCCI has now come up with a revised list of cash awards. As per the new list, every member of the coaching staff, including Dravid, will receive Rs 25 lakh. The BCCI has also extended the list of beneficiaries and included members of the support staff who were part of the team's year-long preparation leading up to the World Cup.

The BCCI had announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for Dravid and Rs 30 lakh each for the World Cup winning squad members. The other members of the support staff including fielding coach Abhya Sharma and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey were to get Rs 20 lakh each.

It was a departure from the usual norm where the players, who have done it on the field, get greater share of the prize money, but the COA-led BCCI has decided that the chief coach should get the biggest share.

After returning with the triumphant team, Dravid had expressed his displeasure over the difference in the cash rewards while crediting the success of the team to the entire support staff who had worked hard behind the scenes.

"It was great team work, guys behind the scenes, the selectors, NCA, the BCCI setting up games and series. Winning a tournament like this is a good reflection of the team work," Dravid had said in the media briefing after landing in Mumbai from New Zealand.

