Pakistan Cricket Board constructing could be seen on this image. — pcb.com.pk/File
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has initiated early discussions on central contracts for nationwide gamers for the 2025-26 season, Geo Tremendous reported on Sunday.
This would be the concluding yr of the three-year monetary framework launched underneath Zaka Ashraf’s chairmanship in 2023.
In line with sources, a significant revamp of the centrally contracted gamers’ record is unlikely, although minor changes inside classes could also be thought-about in the course of the assessment course of.
Cricketers who ship standout performances in the course of the 2024-25 season could possibly be rewarded with inclusion or promotion within the contract record.
Gamers like Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, and Faheem Ashraf, who weren’t a part of final yr’s record, are into consideration for a comeback.
Moreover, high home performers could also be accommodated in Class D, significantly underneath the Rising Gamers bracket.
The present contracts are set to run out on June 30. Regardless of this, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi is unlikely to make structural adjustments, sustaining the continuity seen within the earlier yr.
In 2024-25, the PCB introduced the record of centrally contracted gamers on October 27, distributed throughout 4 classes:
Within the 2024–25 season, the PCB introduced its record of centrally contracted gamers on October 27, distributing them throughout 4 classes. Class A included two gamers: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
Class B featured Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Shan Masood.
Class C comprised eight gamers, together with Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, and Shadab Khan.
In the meantime, Class D consisted of Aamir Jamal, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Hurraira, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, and Usman Khan, totalling 11 gamers.
As a part of its technique to incentivise and nurture rising expertise, the PCB awarded central contracts for the primary time final yr to 5 gamers: Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Muhammad Irfan Khan, and Usman Khan.
Distinguished gamers, together with Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan, have been notable exclusions from the earlier record.
