The Pakistan player’s main contract for 2022-23 expires on June 30 and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not announced details of the new contract as the contractual requirements have been fully agreed. Not yet. These negotiations have been going on for a long time, and senior players have made a number of demands, including increased salaries.
It is reported that very few cricketers were informed that they would only accept the contract if they were allowed to play in franchise leagues around the world. Pakistan’s star players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi are expected to earn a whopping PKR 4.5 million per month, which is four times more than last year.
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi are in Category A and the players play in all formats. Category B players are expected to receive his P3 million, while category C and D players will receive his P1.5 million from P750,000.
This increase was made under the ICC’s new revenue-sharing model, which provides immense financial stability to franchises as the demand for top-class players increases, with many players transferring to world leagues. The PCB will be aware that this may result in Very expensive.
Pakistan Cricket Board wants some players to focus on competing in the league, securing lucrative contracts, and joining the league rather than doing their best in international cricket. I understand that there are Even the senior player, who was banned from participating in his global T20 league by the NOC, had declared a few months ago that he would not accept a contract with the PCB.
The PCB is expected to make important changes to central contracts by introducing multi-year contracts for players and increasing match fees and contracts to allow the country’s best players to represent their country in the coming years. I am.
The main point of contention for the contract extension was the participation of Pakistani players in overseas franchise leagues. This is because the PCB has accepted the players’ request to allow Pakistan team to participate in the T20 league with some conditions regarding their participation in international matches. game.
