In a historic move, the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) has announced a gender parity for India's male and female cricketers.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced the historic decision in a tweet. He said the decision was "BCCI's first step in fighting discrimination". BCCI women cricketers will receive the same match pay as their male counterparts. Under the new rules, the fee for Tests will be Rs 15 lakh, Rs 6 lakh for ODI and Rs 3 lakh for T-20.

"I'm pleased to announce BCCI's first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian Cricket," Shah tweeted.

Shah also detailed the new salary for contracted women players and said that the Indian women's cricket team will receive the same playing fee as their male counterparts. This means that all BCCI-contracted players, male or female, will receive the same match fee.

"@BCCIWomen cricketers will receive the same match pay as their male counterparts. Test (INR 15 lakhs), ODI (INR 6 lakhs), T20I (INR 3 lakhs). Pay equity is my promise to our women cricketers and I thank the Apex Council for their support. Jai Hind,” he added in another tweet.

Under the current deal, male and female cricketers will get Rs 15 lakh for Test matches, Rs 6 lakh for ODI matches and Rs 3 lakh for T20 matches.