Contract issue not big: PCB official
The source adds that the problem will be solved in a week
Pakistan team had refused to sign a three-month contract provided to them and instead wanted a contract which would be dated till December 2015. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI:
A senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board was quoted by the Press Trust of India (PTI) as saying that the current contract issue between the players and the board will be resolved in a week.
"It is no big deal... The players want certain clarifications and have some reservations but our representative in New Zealand is talking to them and it will not affect the performance of the team on the ongoing tour," said the senior PCB official.
Pakistan team had refused to sign a three-month contract provided to them and instead wanted a contract which would be dated till December 2015.
"Plus we didn't have enough time to review performances of all the contracted players and some upcoming players in the domestic season. So we decided to extend the existing contracts by three months as a legal requirement," he explained.
He added that the three month contract had to be issues to cover the expenses of the players.
"Their payments, insurance, medical cover, bonuses and other aspects like discipline and safeguarding the PCB's commercial interests were the reasons for extending the contracts by three months," he said.
A senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board was quoted by the Press Trust of India (PTI) as saying that the current contract issue between the players and the board will be resolved in a week.
"It is no big deal... The players want certain clarifications and have some reservations but our representative in New Zealand is talking to them and it will not affect the performance of the team on the ongoing tour," said the senior PCB official.
Pakistan team had refused to sign a three-month contract provided to them and instead wanted a contract which would be dated till December 2015.
"Plus we didn't have enough time to review performances of all the contracted players and some upcoming players in the domestic season. So we decided to extend the existing contracts by three months as a legal requirement," he explained.
He added that the three month contract had to be issues to cover the expenses of the players.
"Their payments, insurance, medical cover, bonuses and other aspects like discipline and safeguarding the PCB's commercial interests were the reasons for extending the contracts by three months," he said.