PCB contracts: Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal get Category A
Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq and Umar Akmal were all given an 'A' category contract, while Shoaib Malik was handed B category contract.
Mohammad Sami, who has been performing well in the domestic setup, was left without a contract for the second time in two years.
From the categories, 21 players have been given central contracts, while 21 players have been handed stipends.
Earlier on Friday, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf had announced a 25% increase in all categories with a 10% increase in the Match Fee. This is the first increase in the central contract in three years.
According to an earlier report, it was estimated that a Category A player will make Rs313,000 per month and also earn Rs385,000 for each Test appearance, Rs330,000 for taking part in a One-Day International and pocketing Rs275,000 for a Twenty20. The same category saw the player earn Rs350,000 for a Test, Rs 300,000 for a ODI and Rs250,000 last year. The Category A has also been expanded, with two players being handed contracts in the slab, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal.
A Category B player will now earn Rs218,000 per month (previously Rs175,000). A Test appearance will fetch him Rs330,000 (previously Rs300,000), an ODI Rs275,000 (previously Rs250,000) and a Twenty20 appearance will now be worth Rs220,000 (previously Rs200,000). The category shrunk by two players.
Similarly, in Category C, a player will make Rs130,000 per month (previously Rs100,000). The same player will earn Rs275,000 for a Test (previously Rs250,000), Rs220,000 for an ODI (previously Rs200,000) and Rs165,000 for a Twenty20 (Rs150,000).
The full list of contracts awarded
Category A
Misbahul Haq
Younis Khan
Umer Gul
Muhammad Hafeez
Saeed Ajmal
Shahid Afridi
Abdul Rehman
Umar Akmal
Category B
Shoaib Malik
TaufeeqUmer
Azhar Ali
Asad Shafiq
Junaid Khan
Aizaz Cheema
Category C
Sarfraz Ahmad
Adnan Akmal
Hammad Azam
WahabRiaz
Imran Farhat
Faisal Iqbal
Nasir Jamshed
Stipend
Sohail Tanveer
Khalid Latif
Sharjeel Khan
Shakeel Ansar
Haris Sohail
Raza Hasan
Ahmed Shahzad
Usman Salahuddin
Ayub Dogar
Imran Khan
Bilawal Bhatti
Awais Zia
Shahzeb Hasan
Muhammad Khalil
Anwar Ali
Afaq Rahim
Bismillah Khan
Babar Azam
Sami Aslam
Ziaul Haq
Usman Qadir
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What's the stipend amount?
Central Contract for Imran Farhat and Shoaib Malik? Do they have anything to show from their previous tours of UAE and Bangladesh or even from the earlier international outings? I guess there are some who get rewarded regardless of performance or no performance. It seems that the current PCB administration is no different than the previous ones.. Nepotism, Favorism and purchee is part of their operating principles.
we need young lads.. everyone perform well on domestic level but when it comes to international level then the story is different
Where is Abdul Razzaq? - he plays T20 for almost every international tournament around and is recognised as a match winner
Why Shahid Afridi is given A category. He does not play test matches and no cricketer is a complete cricketer without test standard. Also why Imran Farhat and Shoiab Malik are in the list and Razzaq is not considered for any category. There should be another category for players like Farhat and Malik, a category in which players pay from their own pockets.
Stipend or Category C seems a more suitable place for him.
Shoaib Malik in Category B???whyy???
please no more Mohammad Sami---have mercy in us!
A good decision.But is there any accountability for failure or indiscipline by the players? A very thorough monitoring on this account be launched by PCB as the sport has become an industry and the market cannot continue to carry soiled baggage. I am sure the present formula for categorization of these players must have some weighted consideration but a scientific method to avoid subjective evaluation needs to be put in place.