PCB Central Contracts 2018-19

Lahore, August 06, 2018 (PPI-OT): PCB announces 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 and Chairman PCB Mr. Najam Sethi has approved the attached list of players listed with Categories.

The 2017-18 Financial Year marked the conclusion of a 3 year financial formula agreed between PCB and its Players. In concert with Players’ Representatives Captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Senior Player Shoaib Malik, PCB is pleased to inform that it has reached a fresh 3 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 3 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.

Sr#     Name         Contract Category

1     Azhar Ali             A

2     Shoaib Malik          A

3     Sarfraz Ahmed         A

4     Yasir Shah            A

5     Babar Azam            A

6     Mohammad Amir         A

7     Muhammad Hafeez       B

8     Faheem Ashraf         B

9     Asad Shafiq           B

10     Hasan Ali            B

11     Fakhar Zaman         B

12     Shadab Khan          B

13     Mohammad Abbas       C

14     Wahab Riaz           C

15     Junaid Khan          C

16     Haris Sohail         C

17     Imamul Haq           C

18     Muhammad Nawaz       C

19     Usman Khan Shinwari  C

20     Shaan Masood         C

21     Imad Wasim           C

22     Rumman Raees         D

23     Asif Ali             D

24     Rahat Ali            D

25     Usman Salahuddin     D

26     Hussain Talat        D

27     Bilal Asif           E

28     Saad Ali             E

29     Muhammad Rizwan      E

30     Shaheen Shah Afridi  E

31     Sahibzada Farhan     E

32     Umaid Asif           E

33     Mir Hamza            E

            Summary

Category A                6

Category B                6

Category C                9

Category D                5

Category E                7

Total                    33

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