Prime Minister announces Rs 10 millions for each player: Marriyum

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced Rs 10 million for each player of Pakistan cricket team, for their magnificent and historic performance in the Champions Trophy tournament. This was stated by Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb here on Tuesday. The Pakistani team made the nation proud by becoming cricket champions, she said.
The national cricket team showed excellent performance while batting, bowling and fielding in the tournament and it fully deserved the appreciation and patronage of the nation and the government, she said. Encouragement of young players would help in promotion of sports in the country, she added.