World Cup 2019 winners to bag $4m prize
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a $4 million prize for the winner of the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2019.
"The total prize pot of $10 million will see the runners-up assured of $2 million and the losing semifinalists $ 800,000 each at the end of the 46-day tournament being played across 11 venues from 30 May," an ICC press release said on Friday. This is the highest amount ever designated to the tournament.
The council also said that there will be prizes for each league match won as well.
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May 17, 2019 02:54pm
This proves beyond any reasonable doubt that in the ranks and columns of the centuries old gentleman's game of cricket at the highest level, money walks, money talks, money rocks and sometimes stalks.
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May 17, 2019 04:49pm
France got $38 million for winning FIFA World Cup last year. Its almost 10 times what the winner of the ICC World Cup will get.
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May 17, 2019 05:32pm
If pakistan wins world cup, it will greatly help PCB....go green shirts.....get it....
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May 17, 2019 06:35pm
Indian team is going to richer by $4 million soon!!!
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May 17, 2019 07:32pm
IPL winner got 3 Million.Next year probably IPL winner amount will be more than the ICC world cup winner
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May 17, 2019 07:41pm
Ipl Players get More than 4m in a year many times
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May 17, 2019 09:44pm
Pakistan's economy needs foreign exchange badly, please play with your best skills and get it home for the sake of your country.
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May 18, 2019 03:27am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, What do you want to say?.
Money is the new and most effective token of appreciation and I have no idea what else can prompt anybody to excellence.
Let Pakistan win, it will a lot of good for national morale and diminishing FX reserves.
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May 18, 2019 10:19am
Let pakistan and help to build dams
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May 20, 2019 11:12pm
Dear Green Team,
Go and Win the WC-2019, Because, there are two reasons,
1: Players will Famous more all over the world and will bring back to International Cricket in Pakistan.
2: Due to current economic crises in our Country and shortage of Dollars, Please keep another approach as you will have to win WC-2019 also they will get deposited in government treasury.
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