ECB announced the pay parity for the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s teams in international cricket. Now, England has joined the likes of New Zealand, India, and South Africa in introducing this deserved equal pay for the players.<\/p>\n
One of the main reasons for the ECB to take this decision was the overall development of Women\u2019s cricket in the past few years. The performance of English players in the recently concluded\u00a0Women\u2019s Ashes was remarkable, which led them to win the ODI and T20I series against World Champions Australia, England lost the one-off test series, which led them to drawing the series at the scoreline of 8-8, which eventually meant that Australia have retained the urn<\/p>\n
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The historic Ashes series saw several attendance records for women\u2019s cricket being broken at various stadiums like Edgbaston, The Oval, and The Lord\u2019s. The games at Taunton, Bristol, and Hampshire were also sold out. The series overall saw more than 1 Lakh tickets sold for the games.<\/p>\n
The progress Women\u2019s cricket has made in the last few years has been exceptional, also the introduction of various leagues like WBBL, The Hundred, and WPL has made women\u2019s cricket grow more popularity-wise.<\/p>\n
English Captain Heather Knight had earlier said that the Ashes series was \u201cthe best there\u2019s ever been in the history of the women\u2019s game\u201d.<\/p>\n
After the decision of pay parity, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s really important that we continue to drive the women\u2019s game forward and it\u2019s fantastic to see equal match fees for England Women and England Men. The direction of travel for the women\u2019s game has always been the most important thing, creating a sustainable product that people want to watch and play, and I\u2019m sure this will make cricket an increasingly attractive sport to girls and young women as we continue to grow the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also thanked the Professional Cricketers Association as well as the England Women\u2019s Player Partnership for their support in representing the players and the growth of the professional game.<\/p>\n
ECB\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Richard Gould said, \u201cIn the years ahead, we will continue to invest ahead of revenues. We are currently considering all the recommendations made by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, but equalizing match fees is one immediate step we are pleased to make now. We all want cricket to be the team sport of choice for female athletes, and with the investments we are making \u2013 and increasingly lucrative opportunities around the world \u2013 we are seeing cricketers become some of the highest-earning female athletes in UK team sports. However, we know there is still much further to go as we ultimately strive for equality across the game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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