Shah Rukh Khan, Other B-Town Celebs Laud BCCI’s Decision Of Equal Pay For Both Men And Women Cricketers

By Pragativadi News Service On Oct 28, 2022

New Delhi: Anushka Sharma, superstar Shah Rukh Khan Taapsee Pannu, and Preity Zinta among others have lauded the BCCI’s decision of equal pay to both male and female cricketers.

Shah Rukh Khan, Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, and Priyanka Chopra react to BCCI decision.

Shah Rukh Khan praised the BCCI on Twitter a few hours earlier. “Good front foot shot,” he wrote. Sports being an equalizer (in more ways than one) hope it will pave the way for others.” SRK loves cricket and owns numerous teams, including Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. However, Virat Kohli posted “Phenomenal news” on his Instagram stories. Anushka shared the news with several clapping emojis. Priyanka Chopra posted a viral video of cricketer Deepti Sharma with the equal pay announcement.

What a good front foot shot. Sports being such an equaliser ( in more ways than one ) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow. https://t.co/Ko1pZpWm8z

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 27, 2022

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For unversed, Earlier on Thursday (October 27), Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce the historic move along with a picture of the Indian women’s team with the Asia Cup trophy. He wrote, “I’m pleased to announce @BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted @BCCIWomen cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Cricket.”