[caption id="attachment_733217" align="alignnone" width="628"]<a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-20.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-733217" alt="Fakhar Zaman got a promotion Getty Images (File Photo)" src="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-07-20.jpg" width="628" height="355" /></a> Fakhar Zaman got a promotion Getty Images (File Photo)[/caption] <p></p> <p></p><a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/teams/pakistan/">Pakistan</a>'s international players who come under the ambit of the centrally contracted spectrum are set to get a 25-30 % hike in their salaries after a fresh three-year remuneration agreement. <p></p> <p></p>The contracted players are spread across four categories - A to D. The players' match fees will go up by 20%. In addition to the existing categories, an additional category 'E' has also been introduced, which a PCB media release said was to "recognize performers on the domestic circuit as well as to encourage the continuing development of emerging cricketers from the junior cricket level". <p></p> <p></p>Current list of Pakistan players under various categories: <p></p><table style="width: 550px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><colgroup><col width="132" /> <col width="148" /> <col width="147" /> <col width="143" /> <col width="152" /> </colgroup> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td width="132" height="20">Category A</td> <p></p><td width="148">Category B</td> <p></p><td width="147">Category C</td> <p></p><td width="143">Category D</td> <p></p><td width="152">Category E</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21">Azhar Ali</td> <p></p><td>Fakhar Zaman</td> <p></p><td>Wahab Riaz</td> <p></p><td>Rumman Raees</td> <p></p><td>Bilal Asif</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21">Babar Azam</td> <p></p><td>Faheem Ashraf</td> <p></p><td>Shan Masood</td> <p></p><td>Asif Ali</td> <p></p><td>Saad Ali</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21">Shoaib Malik</td> <p></p><td>Shadab Khan</td> <p></p><td>Haris Sohail</td> <p></p><td>Usman Salahuddin</td> <p></p><td>Mir Hamza</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21">Sarfraz Ahmed</td> <p></p><td>Asad Shafiq</td> <p></p><td>Imam-ul-Haq</td> <p></p><td>Hussain Talat</td> <p></p><td>Umaid Asif</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21">Yasir Shah</td> <p></p><td>Mohammad Hafeez</td> <p></p><td>Mohammad Nawaz</td> <p></p><td>Rahat Ali</td> <p></p><td>Mohammad Rizwan</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21">Mohammad Amir</td> <p></p><td>Hasan Ali</td> <p></p><td>Usman Shinwari</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Sahibzada Farhan</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21"></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Imad Wasim</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Shaheen Shah</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21"></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Junaid Khan</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td height="21"></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td>Mohammad Abbas</td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p><td></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>There have been a few changes for some players in terms of promotions and demotions across categories. Notably, <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/babar-azam/">Babar Azam</a> got promoted from Category B to A, <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/fakhar-zaman/">Fakhar Zaman</a> got elevated from C to B and young leggie <a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/shadab-khan/">Shadab Khan</a> got promoted from Category C to B for their good performances over the last year or so.
