The
International Cricket Council (ICC) raised this year's Champions Trophy prize
money by $ 500,000 to $ 4.5 million, of which the winner will get $ 22 million.
The ICC announced, "The total prize money of the upcoming ICC Champions
Trophy will be $ 4.5 million in England and Wales on June 18 and the winning
team will receive a check of $ 22 million in eight teams." The team will
receive a check of 11 million dollars, while the other semi-finals will get $
450,000. The team that holds third place in each group will get $ 90,000, while
the finalists in the group will get $ 60,000.
The
Champions Trophy will be played from June 1 to 18. At the same time, warm-up
matches will be organized just five days before the tournament. These warm-up
matches will be played between 26 and 30 May between the eight teams. During
this time, total 6 warm-up matches will be played. The first warm-up match
between Australia and Sri Lanka will be played in The Oval London. The second
match will be played on 27 May between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Edgbaston,
Birmingham. On 28th May, Team India will play against New Zealand in its first
warm-up match, The Oval. This match starts from three o'clock in the evening.
India will play their second match against Bangladesh on May 30 in The Oval
London.
In this
tournament, eight teams have been divided into two groups. Team India has been
placed in Group B, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Group A is Australia,
Bangladesh, England and New Zealand. India will play their first match against
Pakistan in Edgbaston on June 4. After this, Team India will face Sri Lanka on
June 8. Team India will play against South Africa on June 11 Bangladesh had
participated in the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time in the year 2006
and this year they have taken part in the ICC Champions Trophy while retaining
the West Indies.
-----Sonal