Pakistan Cricket Board introduced the boys’s central contract checklist on Thursday, June 30, which shall be efficient from July 1, Friday. The board has introduced totally different contracts for the red-ball and white-ball gamers, thereby categorizing them into two totally different divisions, and has additionally added 4 new names to the Rising Class.
On account of the division, a complete of 33 gamers have earned a contract from the PCB, which is 13 greater than final 12 months’s contract. Pakistan’s all-format skipper Babar Azam has been awarded contract below each the classes alongside Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Azhar Ali, one of many ten gamers who’ve been given red-ball contracts, has superior to Class A. Whereas Naseem Shah and Abdullah Shafique have been given Class C contracts for the primary time, Saud Shakeel has been given a Class D contract. Whereas Abid Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shan Masood, and Yasir Shah earned Class D contracts, Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali are set to proceed in Class B and C respectively.
White-ball contracts have been provided to eleven limited-over gamers. Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan have moved one scale above to be promoted to Class A. Haris Rauf has additionally moved a stage as much as earn a Class B contract whereas Mohammad Nawaz has been stored in Class C this 12 months once more.
Earlier years’ rising gamers awardees Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir have earned a Class D contract. Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr., and Zahid Mehmood are the opposite gamers within the class.
To be able to develop, develop and help home cricket in Pakistan, the board has added 5 extra gamers within the Rising Gamers class to take the tally to seven. Ali Usman, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Huraira, Qasim Akram and Salman Ali Agha have earned the spot within the Rising Gamers class.
Main Developments within the contract system:
- Hike in match charges by 10% throughout all codecs.
- Match payment for non-playing members elevated from 50% to 70% of all the match payment.
- The institution of a captaincy allowance to reimburse the group captain for the additional duties related to that place
- Allocation of funds for current gamers with the intention of managing and decreasing the hassle of elite athletes and guaranteeing that they’re utterly ready, rested, and able to play for Pakistan as and when wanted.
Pink and White Ball Contracts (5):
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi (all Class A), Hasan Ali (red-ball Class B, white-ball Class C) and Imam-ul-Haq (red-ball Class C, white-ball Class B)
Pink Ball Contracts (10):
Class A – Azhar Ali
Class B – Fawad Alam
Class C – Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah and Nauman Ali
Class D – Abid Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood and Yasir Shah
White Ball Contracts (11):
Class A – Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan
Class B – Haris Rauf
Class C – Mohammad Nawaz
Class D – Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir and Zahid Mehmood
EMERGING CONTRACTS (7):
Ali Usman (Southern Punjab), Haseebullah (Balochistan), Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Haris (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Mohammad Huraira (Northern), Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) and Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab).
