Rahul Dravid played a huge role in guiding the India U-19 team to victory in the World Cup earlier this month but refused to take any extra credit or share of the prize money which the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had promised to him and his support staff.

Dravid had asked the Indian cricket board to divide the prize money equally among the coaching staff. The board has agreed to his request and every member will now recieve Rs 25 lakh each.

The BCCI had earlier announced Rs 50 lakh prize money for Dravid and Rs 20 lakh and 30 lakh for other members of his support staff and players respectively. Dravid's staff included fielding coach Abhay Sharma and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.

"From the time the award was announced, Dravid wasn't happy with him getting much more than others. He informed the Board that he felt that every member had played an equal role in the team winning the World Cup. It surprised many in the BCCI that he was ready to take a cut in his own earning," a Board member told Indian Express.

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 family of Rajesh Savant, who passed away during his tenure with the U-19 team, will also be compensated.

The Indian U-19 team led by Prithvi Shaw remained unbeaten in the tournament and defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the final at Bay Oval to win a record fourth world title earlier this month.

Even after the win 'The Wall' made sure to thank the rest of the support staff and said that they deserve equal credit for the triumph.

"Coaching this team I tend to get a lot of attention," said Dravid. "But it is really about the quality of support staff that we have had, there have been seven, eight of us who have been together for the last 14 months, the effort they put in was incredible.

"I am proud to be a part of their (support staff) team and see it as that. We try and do what's best for the kids and hopefully they can put in the performances on the field and they have certainly done that in this tournament."

Dravid became India's U19 coach in 2015 and also took the team to the final in the previous edition in 2016, which they lost to West Indies.