The board will pay 50% of the outstanding dues of players from January 2014, while the remaining 50% will be paid after the completion of training camp currently underway in Lahore. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to raise the central contract fee of players by 25% as compared to the previous contracts, which will see a decent rise in the cricketers’ pay structure.
Previously, players in the A category were receiving Rs360,000 per month and will now receive Rs450,000 as per the new raise put in place.
Meanwhile, the B category cricketers will pocket Rs315,000 each month, which is a far cry from the previous Rs251, 562. As far as the cricketers in C category are concerned, they are likely to fetch Rs180,000 instead of Rs143,750.
Additionally, the national players will also receive a raise in Test as well as 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 ODI match fee for the players.”
The new central contracts and revision in payments will date back to January 1, 2014. The revisions have been finalised in consultations with the senior players of the Pakistan team. The names of the players who will be offered contracts and their categories will be finalized after the conclusion of the on-going camp in Lahore.
In order to motivate the players, the PCB has also revised the system of bonuses for outstanding individual performances and series wins.
Players to receive 50% outstanding dues
The board will pay 50% of the outstanding dues of players from January 2014, while the remaining 50% will be paid after the completion of 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.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2014.
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