It turns out the World Test Championship final isn't quite as prestigious as it seems. Photo / Photosport
Despite the prestige surrounding this week's ICC World Test Championship final, it's been announced that the winners will take home a relatively humble amount of prize money compared to other major trophy winners.
The ICC released details of the winners purse on Tuesday and they reveal the Black Caps are
in line to take home $2.24m if they beat India in Southampton. Even if the side loses, the side will still receive $1.12m, which seems like a generous pay-day to most punters.
However, when compared to cricket's other major events, these amounts pale in comparison.
England, the winners of the 2019 ODI World Cup, took home a purse of $5.6m, with New Zealand pocketing half that amount; while the winning team in the Indian Premier League was set to score a prize of $4.2m in 2021, nearly double the amount of the WTC Final.
New Zealand lines up against India in the inaugural WTC final, beginning Friday evening NZ time, after competing for nearly two years against eight other countries. In 2019, the 17-year-old winner of the Fortnite World Cup, an esports event, won $4.2m in one day of competition.
