Mumbai, Nov. 1 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla has hailed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision in September to raise prize money for the ICC Women's World Cup and hoped that India will lift the title in the final tomorrow.

This World Cup carries a record total prize money of 13.88 million US Dollars, more than that of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, with the winner's purse worth 4.48 million dollars.

Speaking to ANI about the increase in prize money, Shukla said, ICC President Jay Shah took a good step. "The prize money has been increased drastically. This will also be a great encouragement for all the women's teams that are playing. When men's cricket grew, the ICC be...