BOLLY CELEBS REACT TO THE EQUAL PAY ANNOUNCEMENT BY BCCI

Akshay Kumar tweeted, "Dil khush ho gaya ye padh kar. Chaa gaye. It's an absolutely brilliant decision, will go a long way in making our women players take up professional cricket."

Taapsee Pannu shared a tweet saying, "A huge step towards equal pay for equal work. Thank you BCCI for leading with example."

Suniel Shetty shared a post and put the caption as- "Kudos to the BCCI and everyone involved in this empowering and historic decision. This is and should be the face of new India."

Anushka Sharma shared the news on her Instagram story and dropped a few clapping emoticons.

Shah Rukh Khan wrote on Twiiter, "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."

Priyanka Chopra shared her views on her Instagram story and wrote, "BCCI you've hit it out of the park with this one! A monumental decision in ensuring equality and pay parity. I hope this will be the first of many for us!"