Mohammad Rizwan gestures whereas batting in opposition to Canada through the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on June 11, 2024. — AFP
Former Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan has not but signed a central contract supplied by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), making “certain demands”, sources stated on Wednesday.
The wicketkeeper-batter, who was changed as ODI captain by Shaheen Afridi, was amongst 30 nationwide gamers supplied the central contracts by the PCB.
He was positioned within the B class together with 9 different gamers, together with Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi. Notably, no participant was included within the A class for the 2025–26 worldwide season, efficient from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
The sources aware about the event stated that every one different gamers have signed their contracts, whereas Rizwan has held again, reportedly on account of “certain demands he made to the PCB.”
Nonetheless, the PCB has not accepted the calls for, and there’s no indication that they are going to be accredited within the close to future, the sources added.
The event got here forward of the South Africa one-day worldwide (ODI) sequence set to kick off from November 3, with Rizwan named in Pakistan’s 16-member squad.
He was additionally a part of the Take a look at aspect that withdrew a two-match sequence 1-1, scoring 126 runs in 4 innings at a mean of 31.5.
The PCB had divided 30 gamers into three classes — B, C, and D — as no participant had been chosen for the A class.
Record of centrally contacted gamers
Class B (9 gamers): Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Class C (10 gamers): Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Sajid Khan, and Saud Shakeel.
Class D (10 gamers): Ahmed Daniyal, Hussain Talat, Khurram Shahzad, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Shan Masood, and Sufyan Moqim.
