ICC revealed slight increase in share amount for Pakistan cricketers' contracts

After a considerable delay, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently announced the central contracts for national cricketers.

Several key players, including Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, and Sarfaraz Ahmed, were not included.

Although the PCB did not secure player signatures on the contract before their departure to Australia, it plans to obtain approval via email.

The new contracts retain the previous match fees and monthly salaries but include a slight increase in the ICC share amount, based on a previously agreed formula.

The payment for playing a Test match is Rs1,257,795, while the fee for an ODI is Rs644,620, and for a T20I, it is Rs418,584.

In Category A, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will receive Rs4.5 million as a monthly contract fee. The ICC share, which is 3% of the 2024-25 ICC revenue, has increased to Rs2.07 million monthly, compared to the previous Rs1.53 million. This brings their total monthly amount to Rs6.57 million.

In Category B, players such as Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shan Masood will receive a monthly salary of Rs3 million, including an ICC share of Rs1.552 million, up from the previous Rs1.147 million, totaling Rs4.552 million monthly.

Category C players, including Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, and Shadab Khan, will receive a Rs1 million monthly salary, with an ICC share of Rs1.035 million, up from the previous Rs765,000, bringing their monthly total to Rs2.035 million.

Category D players, which include Aamir Jamal, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Harira, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, and Usman Khan, will receive a monthly salary of Rs750,000. With the addition of the ICC share of Rs517,500 (up from Rs382,500), their monthly total will now be Rs1.267 million.

Additionally, central contract players receive substantial compensation for playing domestic matches, with a fee of Rs628,898 for a four-day match, Rs322,310 for an ODI, and Rs209,292 for a T20 match.