LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced central contracts for the players, ARY News reported on Sunday.
As many as 25 players have been added to the central contract list by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Fakhar Zaman, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim and Iftikhar Ahmed have been dropped.
Former captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have retained their spots in the prestigious “A” category.
For the first time, PCB has also offered central contracts to five emerging players, marking a new initiative.
Fast bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have been awarded B-category contracts while Shan Masood’s B-category contract is subject to him remaining captain.
Players in the C category include Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmad, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf and Saim Ayub. Noman Ali’s contract is subject to fitness.
Aamer Jamal, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Hurraira, Mir Hamza, Khurram Shehzad, Mohammed Ali, Usman KhanIrfan Niazi, Haseebullah Khan, Abbas Afridi and Kamran Ghulam were given D-category contracts.
