LAHORE: In a first, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded central contracts to 20 scorers from 16 regions for the 2025-26 domestic season, running from July 1 this year to June 30 the next.

“Before this development, scorers only received remuneration in the form of match fees, but the introduction of monthly retainers will strengthen them financially as they aim to serve Pakistan cricket with more dedication,” the PCB said in a statement issued on Saturday.

The board added that although scorers had claimed last year they had signed contracts, the policy was not formally approved at the time. “This season, however, the initiative has been implemented,” the statement clarified.

The following scorers have been granted contracts: Aamir Sharif (Abbottabad), Aamer Manzoor Faridi (Multan), Adnan Farooq (Islamabad), Arif Abdul Majeed (Hyderabad), Azhar Hussain (Lahore), Faiz Muhammad Baloch (Dera Murad Jamali), Farrukh Ilyas Raja (Sialkot), Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Bahawalpur), Junaid Shah (Kohat), Muhammad Ammad (Quetta), Muhammad Aslam Sahto (Larkana), Muhammad Atiq (Sahiwal), Muhammad Zeeshan (Rawalpindi), Nadeem Akhtar (Peshawar), Najmus Saeed (Lahore), Nasir Khan (Sargodha), Salman Hussain Kazmi (Karachi), Shakeel Ahmed (Rawalpindi), Syed Imran Ali (Karachi) and Tahir Suhaib (Faisalabad).

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2025