BCCI plans excellent felicitation for Indian ladies' group

New Delhi, Jul 24 The BCCI is arranging an excellent felicitation for the Indian women's cricket team, which won a billion hearts in spite of a sad misfortune in the World Cup last at Lord's on Sunday.

The group is booked to return home in clumps from Wednesday onwards.

The date and setting for the felicitation has not been settled yet and will be done in the wake of checking the accessibility of the players.

At the ceremony, the players will be given checks of Rs 50 lakh each while the care staff will get Rs 25 lakh each, as declared by the BCCI before the final.

Efforts are additionally on for a players' connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who richly praised the women for taking India to their first last in 12 years.

"They lost the final however made the country glad with their execution. The BCCI will sort out a felicitation for the group and we are additionally attempting to repair a meeting with Prime Minister Modi," a BCCI official close to the development.

"There is a feeling (among the BCCI and COA) that the surge in fame of the women's game should be cashed in on. One approach to expand on the World Cup picks up is by having a ladies' IPL.

"The concentration now ought to promptly swing to the World T20 one year from now," the authority included.