How much money will Babar, Shaheen, and Rizwan make under the new PCB contract?
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed the highly anticipated central contracts on Wednesday, and Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Mohammad Rizwan all received significant 202% raises in their monthly salaries.
The agreement, which ends a four-month impasse between the PCB and the players, allows the players to share in the International Cricket Council (ICC) dividend for the first time.
The PCB announced in a statement that it has “successfully negotiated” a three-year central contact arrangement with its top players, which will run from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026.
The agreement divides the players into four groups, with Babar, Rizwan, and Afridi serving as the captains and playing in the top division.
Imad Wasim and Abdullah Shafique are in Category C and get paid Rs1.5 million, whereas Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, and Shadab Khan are in Category B.
The following players would receive a monthly salary of Rs750,000: Fahim Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Sarfaraz Ahmad, Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Usama Mir, and Zaman Khan.
