After their historic series win in Australia, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulated Virat Kohli and team for their achievement which also consolidated their position as the number 1 Test side in the world. The BCCI also announced the following cash awards after the historic Test series win against Australia –(i) All Test team members - The bonuses will be equivalent to the actual match-fee payable: which is INR 15 Lakhs per match for Playing XI and INR 7.5 Lakhs per match for the reserve players. (ii) Coaches – INR 25 Lakhs each. “Firstly I want to say, I’ve never been more proud of a team than this one. Our transition started here when I became the captain for the first time,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation at the SCG.

Source: Hindustan Times January 08, 2019 10:18 UTC