While the SA government have not yet revealed if the Proteas team and management will receive bonuses for winning the World Test Championship (WTC), they are still in store for a sum of over R64 million.
The ICC will pay out no less than R64 million to the Proteas, depending on the exchange rate, as the winners will pocket $18m for their efforts.
The breakdown of what players will receive has not been detailed, but the money will likely be split among the players, coaching and support staff, and Cricket SA.
It also will probably never be publicly confirmed, but the players will receive the major share of the hefty sum.
Proteas Triumph: South Africa’s WTC Final Victory and Future Plans
CSA will likely use the money it receives to cover travel costs and the rest for development.
On Wednesday, the Proteas team was welcomed back to the county first at OR Tambo in the morning in front of hordes of adoring fans and then later at the CSA offices in Rosebank.
South Africa clinched the WTC final at Lord’s on Saturday, beating Australia by five wickets at the home of cricket.
Captain Temba Bavuma formed part of the match-winning partnership with Aiden Markram in the fourth innings as the Proteas emerged emphatic winners. Markram scored a sensational 136 and Bavuma made an invaluable 66 batting with an injured hamstring at the other end as the pair shared a pivotal 147-run stand for the third wicket in pursuit of 282 for victory.
Bavuma was asked at a press conference in Johannesburg if the Proteas team can finally dispel the harsh chokers tag, and his response was: “As much as the Australians, I mean we were saying it in the field, I don’t think in the group it’s ever something we were concerned about,” said Bavuma.
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