The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to honour the physically disabled players for their title win in the inaugural T20 Physical Disability World Cricket Series, Committee of Administrator (CoA) member Diana Edujli said here on Friday that they will be rewarded with cash awards. India lifted the inaugural T20 Physical Disability World Cricket Series after thrashing the hosts England by 36 runs at New Road Stadium in Worcester in August this year. Edulji, however, did not reveal the exact amount approved by the CoA.

“As member of the CoA appointed by the Supreme Court, Mr (Vinod) Rai is the chairman and now we have (retired left) General (Ravi) Thodge, the three of us are looking more at the angle of players benefit,” Diana Edulji said.

“The players have to only concentrate on performing on the ground and everything else is being looked after and we are seeing to it that these policy matters are framed in our Constitution so that they cannot be changed after we are hand over the reigns on October 22 if the elections happens (on time),” she added.

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However, they are going to be under BCCI now and the support staffs are also getting some benefits.

“We have got the disabled cricketers into our Constitution, so you will be part of BCCI now. We are honouring all the players. Not only the players, in our last meeting in Delhi two days back I requested that the support staff and the association has to get something (some monetary benefit),” Diana Edulji said. “This is (just) the beginning, play well, play hard and play to win.”