Pakistan, Bangladesh players given more incentive to win

The Pakistan Cricket Board is offering its players a reward of up to US$1.2 million if they win the World Cup. Under the plan, each player will receive a bonus of 5 million rupees (US$84,000) if they win the tournament.

Their also offering a cash bonus of US$20,000 if they make the semi-finals.

Bangladesh has also employed a similar scheme to spur on it's players,

"To spur the Bangladesh Cricket Team on in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, the Board announced incentive bonuses for the players,” the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said. “Accordingly, each player will receive an additional US$2000 (on top of the usual win bonus) per match for winning a Group Stage game.

“If the team qualify for the Super Eight stage then each player will receive an additional US$3000 (on top of the usual win bonus) for winning a game.”