A number of senior players including Pakistan captain Babar Azam arereportedly unhappy with the terms of the central contracts offered by thePakistan Cricket Board.
According to sources, players are not only unhappy about the salaries onoffer but also have apprehensions regarding some of the conditions of thecontracts.
Further, it has been learnt that skipper Babar Azam was snubbed from theconsultation process for the central contracts for the 2022-23 fiscal year.According to sources, some players have started consultations over thepossibility of rejecting the central contracts.
On Friday, a PCB spokesperson told reporters that the salaries of playersin the central contracts for the 2022-23 fiscal year and the number ofcontracted players will be increased.
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It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Cricket Board’s reserves arecurrently at a historic high. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz RajaSaturday announced in a tweet that there has been a 77 percent surge inpartnership rights for bilateral Home Series for the 2022-23 season.
Ramiz said that PCB’s reserves are at a historic high and added that thefunds will be used to develop infrastructure for fans.
