Dubai, 14/2: Winners of the upcoming Champions Trophy will walk away with a whopping $2.24 million cash reward after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a 53 per cent hike in its prize money pool for the eight-team tournament starting February 19.
The winners’ purse would be close to 20 crore in Indian currency. The runners-up will receive half the amount, $1.12 million (Rs 9.72 crore), while each losing semi-finalist will take home $560,000 (Rs 4.86 crore). The total prize pool has increased to $6.9 million (Rs 60 crore approx).