The Indian men's badminton team did the nation proud recently by winning the prestigious Thomas Cup in Bangkok, beating a much fancied Indonesia 3-0. It was India's maiden win in the tournament's 70-year plus history, and is special considering Kidambi Srikanth & Co beat badminton powerhouses like Malaysia and Denmark en route to their historic feat.

As things stand today, the super star shuttlers have been promised Rs 2 crore in total cash rewards. Of this, Rs 1 crore is by the central government, as announced by sports minister Anurag Thakur, and Rs 1 crore is by the Badminton Association of India as announced by BAI chief Himanta Biswa Sarma. Besides this, Sarma also anounced Rs 20 lakh for the support staff. The Thomas Cup carries no prize money from the organisers, the World Badminton Federation (BWF). This leaves us with the moot question: Is this prize money enough when compared to the magnitude of the achievement?