PCB hands 25% raise to centrally contracted players

The board has been contemplating the increment and now has decided to raise it by 25%.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to raise the central contracts fee of players by 25% as compared to the previous contracts which will see a decent rise in their pay structure.

The board has been contemplating the increment and decided to raise it by 25%.

Previously, players in the A category were receiving Rs 360,000 per month and will now receive Rs 450,000 as per the new raise put in place.

Meanwhile, the B category athletes will pocket Rs 315,000 which is far better than the previous Rs 251, 562 given for a moth. As far as the cricketers in C category are concerned they are likely to fetch Rs 180,000 instead Rs 143,750.

In addition, to the central contracts, national players will also receive raise in Test match fee and the One-day International (ODI) fee.

“The PCB is pleased to announce revision in the national team Players Central Contracts which will now see players getting a raise of 25% in their Monthly retainers of the previous year, in all categories,” the PCB press release read.

“This increase will be in addition to a further 25% increase in Test Match Fee and 10% increase in One Day International Match Fee for the players.”

The new Central Contracts and revision in payments will become effective from January 1, 2014. The revisions have been finalised in consultations with senior players of the Pakistan team. The names of the players who will be offered Contracts and their categories will be finalised after the conclusion of the ongoing camp in Lahore.

In order to motivate the players, the PCB has also revised the system of bonuses to incentivize outstanding individual performance and series wins.

Players to receive 50% outstanding dues

The board will also pay 50% of the outstanding dues of players from January 2014 while the remaining 50% will be paid after the completion training camp currently underway in Lahore.

“PCB will be releasing up to 50% of those players’ remunerations who have represented Pakistan in international matches since January 2014. The remaining 50% of the amount will be paid to the players at the end of training camp which is currently going on in Lahore,” a senior PCB official told The Express Tribune.

On Saturday, the PCB delayed the issuance of central contracts to the players, as the board waited for the completion of a month-long training camp being held in Lahore before announcing the list of players to be awarded the contracts.

“The central contracts will be announced towards the end of this fitness training camp,” one of the selectors told The Express Tribune.