The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) added 5 extra gamers to the listing of central contract gamers, following which the variety of gamers below contract has reached 30, whereas former captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been promoted to class ‘B’. .
A press release issued by the PCB mentioned that following cautious consideration, the board has determined so as to add 5 extra gamers to the gamers’ central contract, following which the variety of gamers receiving the contract has elevated to 30.
The board introduced the 3-year central contract final month which might be relevant from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
The assertion mentioned that originally the names of 25 gamers had been finalized by the administration committee headed by Najam Sethi, however a brand new committee headed by Zaka Ashraf determined to evaluation the listing.
Among the many gamers who’re a part of the central contract, Abrar Ahmed and Nauman Ali have been included within the ‘C’ class, Tayyab Tahir, Aamir Jamal and Arshad Iqbal have been included within the ‘D’ class.
Based on the assertion, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was earlier positioned in ‘D’ class however now he has been made part of ‘B’ class.
Sarfaraz Ahmed returned to the Take a look at crew in December final yr following being out of the crew, the place he scored 367 runs at a mean of 61.16 in 4 matches and is at the moment the Take a look at crew’s wicket-keeper batsman.
The previous captain was adjudged Man of the Collection for scoring 3 fifties and a century within the dwelling collection towards New Zealand final yr.
Among the many gamers who’re a part of the central contract, spinners Abrar Ahmed and Nouman Ali are regulars within the Take a look at crew, Abrar has taken 38 wickets in 6 matches since his debut towards England in Multan final yr.
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali has taken 17 wickets in 4 matches over the past one yr.
Different gamers included within the central contract Aamir Jamal, Arshad Iqbal, Tayyab Tahir have performed 4 and three T20 matches respectively and have been positioned within the D class and can proceed to be included within the nationwide crew choice committee’s plan.
There was a big enhance within the remuneration of the central contract gamers by the PCB, which features a share of the ICC income.
The assertion mentioned that the efficiency of all of the gamers included within the central contract might be reviewed yearly.
Following is the listing of gamers included within the central contract:
Class A: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Class B: Fakhr Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imamul Haq, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Sarfraz Ahmed
Class C: Imad Wasim, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Noman Ali
Class D: Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ehsanullah, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Saeem Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dhani, Shan Masood, Osama Mir, Zaman Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Aamir Jamal, Tayyab Tahir.
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2024-06-21 04:26:46
