Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar on Friday (January 18) lashed out at Cricket Australia for not honoring Virat Kohli-led Indian Cricket Team with any cash reward following their historic One Day International series victory in Australia.

Gavaskar, the former Indian skipper, believes that Indian players must be rewarded handsomely, as the Men in Blue were only presented with the winners’ trophy by Adam Gilchrist, saying the players deserve a share of the revenue they generate.

On Friday, India thrashed the hosts Australia 2-1 in the three-match ODI series for their maiden bilateral white-ball series after winning Test series here in after 71-years.

However, the hosts presented Man-of-the-Match Yuzvendra Chahal and Man-of-the-Series MS Dhoni with USD 500 each for their performances in the ODI series during the post-match presentation, which was donated by Cricket Australia to a charity on their behalf.

Gavaskar told Sony Six, “What is USD 500 and it’s a pity that the team has got only a trophy. They (organizers) earn so much money through broadcast rights. Why can’t they give good prize money to the players? After all, players are the sole reason for the sport getting huge money (from sponsors).”

He signed off by saying, “Look at the prize money being given away at the Wimbledon (Championships). It’s phenomenal. The players are key in generating money, so they must be rewarded handsomely.”

(With Sony Six Inputs)