According to an internet site report, prime Pakistani cricketers together with captain Babar Azam, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, all-rounder Hasan Ali and pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi have appealed to their cricket boards to contemplate a hike in match charges.
According to a report printed in cricketpakistan.com.pk, the 4, who have been not too long ago awarded ‘A’ grade contracts by the PCB, have advised a senior board official that their match charges ought to be revised. .
According to the report, these gamers aren’t comfortable as there isn’t any enhance of their Test, ODI and T20 match charges within the new central contracts.
In July, the PCB introduced a performance-based central contract listing 2021-22 for 20 gamers, together with three rising cricketers, making match charges equal for all classes throughout codecs.
Only 4 gamers, Babar, Rizwan, Hasan and Shaheen, got Category A contracts, whereas different senior gamers, together with former captains, Azhar Ali and Sarfaraz Ahmed, have been moved to Grade B and C respectively.
No contracts are being given to stalwarts like Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz.
To carry uniformity throughout codecs, PCB elevated Test, ODI and T20 match charges in classes B and C, whereas solely retainership share in Grade A was elevated by 25 per cent.
However, in Grade B, Test match charges have been elevated by 15 per cent, ODI and T20I remuneration by 20 and 25 per cent respectively.
Similarly, retainers at Grade C elevated by 25 p.c; 34 per cent hike in Test match charges, 50 and 67 per cent hike in ODI and T20 International match charges respectively.
As per the web site report, one of many senior gamers has already lodged his protest with PCB, Director – International Cricket Zakir Khan and requested for a rise within the match price of Category A gamers.
While Zakir has not given any such assurance, the senior cricketer is assured that the board is not going to deny his request.
The report mentioned that the PCB has denied that any cricketer had complained to him about his match price.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
