The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ) today announced a bonus of  20 lakh rupees each for the senior selection committee members following India's maiden Test series win in Australia. The selection committee comprises Chairman MSK Prasad , Devang Gandhi, Jatin Paranjpe, Gagan Khoda and Sandeep Singh.
 
Virat Kohli led India to a historic 2-1 win in the four-Test series before capping the Australian tour with a maiden 2-1 triumph in the ODI series.
 
The Chairman of the Committee Of Administrator (CoA) Vinod Rai lauded the selectors for picking a balanced Indian squad during the Test and ODI series in Australia. The BCCI had earlier announced cash awards of  15 lakh rupees per match for each of the playing eleven that featured in India's maiden Test series win on Australian soil.  The Indian board had also announced cash awards for all the reserve players, as well as the members of the support staff.