Contracted Pakistan players set for pay raise

E-Paper | March 15, 2026

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to award central contract to 33 players in five categories with a 25 per cent increase in their monthly stipend.

The list of new central contracted players will be announced probably by next week after completion of the necessary procedure. Besides the players, 10 best umpires — included six on the ICC panel of umpires — and three referees would also get central contract, Dawn learnt on authority.

The list of players was finalised by a four-member committee comprising of chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq, head coach Mickey Arthur, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmad and PCB Director Cricket Haroon Rasheed.

The committee met here the other day and sent its recommendations to PCB chairman Najam Sethi for the final approval.

Moreover, the annual ceremony of awarding the awards to the best players, referee, umpire, curator/groundsman will be held in Karachi on Wednesday.

Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2018

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Aug 03, 2018 04:31pm

Yet another multi-facet, multi-phase, multi-tier and multi-stage drama orchastrated by the inept, un-elected, corrupt and self-appointed crooks of PCB to make their presence felt, get counted and remain in the limelight without understanding that their days at the helm of PCB are almost over.

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Jalaluddin S. Hussain

Aug 03, 2018 06:55pm

The present Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Control Board should be congratulated to improve the performance of Pakistani Cricket, as a whole.

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Sammy

Aug 03, 2018 07:34pm

Great to see the PCB doing well financially and rewarding the player accordingly, our guys are some of the lowest paid in Cricket.

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