PCB awards central contract to 33 players, remuneration up by 25-30pc
KARACHI (92 News) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced its Centrally Contracted Players list for the 2018-19 season.
The Central Contracts Selection Committee comprising Director Cricket Operations Haroon Rashid, National Chief Selector Inzamam Ul Haq and Director Academies Mudassar Nazar, had recommended the list, while PCB Chairman Najam Sethi approved the list of players listed with categories.
The 2017-18 Financial Year marked the conclusion of a three-year financial formula agreed between the PCB and its players. In consent with Players’ Representatives Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Senior Player Shoaib Malik, PCB is pleased to inform that it has reached a fresh three year financial remuneration agreement with its players.
In the new central contracts, PCB has raised the monthly remuneration for each of its categories ranging between 25-30%, and has also increased its players match fees by 20 % across categories.
An agreed increase will also be given to the players in years two and three of the new agreement.
A new category, ‘E’, has been added to the central contracts to recognize performers on the Domestic Circuit as well as to encourage the continuing development of emerging cricketers from the junior cricket level.