Pakistan Cricket Board increases salary of centrally contracted players

Pakistan‘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.

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”.

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Current list of Pakistan players under various categories:

There have been a few changes for some players in terms of promotions and demotions across categories. Notably, Babar Azam got promoted from Category B to A, Fakhar Zaman got elevated from C to B and young leggie Shadab Khan got promoted from Category C to B for their good performances over the last year or so.