T20 World Cup Prize Money: India holds the world record for winning the T20 World Cup trophy the most number of times. On March 8, Team India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs and became the world champion. The Indian team has won the 2026 World Cup under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar not only created history as a captain, his personal performance was also very good.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 242 runs in 9 innings of the World Cup, where his highest score was 84 runs. Has captain Suryakumar Yadav received any separate prize money for this performance and how much has he earned from the World Cup?
How much prize money did Suryakumar Yadav get separately?
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has not received any separate prize money or award in the T20 World Cup 2026. However, Team India has received prize money of Rs 27.48 crore. According to reports, this prize money is distributed among the players, coaches and other staff. Captain Suryakumar only got a part of Team India’s prize money and match fees, he did not get any separate prize money.
On the other hand, Sanju Samson has definitely received a separate award of Rs 21 lakh for becoming the Player of the Tournament. Let us tell you that Samson had scored 321 runs in five innings in the T20 World Cup 2026, which included 3 consecutive half-centuries. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah got a separate Rs 8.4 lakh for becoming the player of the match in the final match. Apart from him and Sanju Samson, no other player has received any additional prize money.
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