Superstars like Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Taapsee Pannu, and Preity Zinta have applauded the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) historic decision to end racism and offer equal pay to male and female cricketers.
After the announcement, SRK took to Twitter and wrote, “What a good front foot shot. Sports being such an equaliser (in more ways than one ) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow.” Anushka Sharma also took to her Instagram stories, shared a screenshot of the news, and dropped three clapping emojis.
What a good front-foot shot. Sports being such an equaliser ( in more ways than one ) hoping it will pave the way for others to follow. https://t.co/Ko1pZpWm8z— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 27, 2022
Further, Taapsee Pannu also thanked BCCI for leading with an example and Tweeted, “A huge step towards equal pay for equal work. Thank you BCCI for leading with example (clapping emoji).” Reacting to the big development, Preity Zinta called it a ‘fantastic step’. “Wow! Woke up to wonderful news. What a fantastic step in the right direction by @BCCI. Thank you @JayShah @ShuklaRajiv @irogerbinny @ThakurArunS & everyone else who made this happen (sic),” she Tweeted.
A huge step towards equal pay for equal work. Thank you BCCI for leading with an example — taapsee pannu (@taapsee) October 27, 2022
Wow ! Woke up to wonderful news. What a fantastic step in the right direction by @BCCI. Thank you @JayShah @ShuklaRajiv @irogerbinny @ThakurArunS & everyone else who made this happen https://t.co/NrmYp7PJvu— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) October 27, 2022
Among others, Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar also celebrated BCCI’s decision. While the Dasvi actor called it ‘brilliant’, Akshay wrote, ‘dil khush ho gaya’.
Brilliant. Well done @BCCI https://t.co/ym1tU3ntQW— Abhishek (@juniorbachchan) October 27, 2022
दिल ख़ुश हो गया यह पढ़ कर. छा गए @BCCI @JayShah ! It’s an absolutely brilliant decision, will go a long way in making our women players take up professional cricket. https://t.co/4CyoESa0D2— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 27, 2022
Meanwhile, former captain of the India women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj also took to Twitter to express excitement on BCCI’s decision. “This is a historic decision for women’s cricket in India! The pay equity policy along with the WIPL next year, we are ushering into a new era for women’s cricket in India. Thank you @JayShah Sir & the @BCCI for making this happen. Really happy today,” she wrote.