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PCB Announces Central Contracts for 2022-23 Season

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared the men’s central contract lists for the upcoming 2022-23 season, which will come into effect from 1^st July. They have restructured the player contracts this year, creating two 2 different contracts separating players based on the format of the game. With contracts different for red-ball and white-ball cricketers, PCB has also added four new players in the Emerging Category.

Pakistan Cricket Board has given central contracts to 33 players for the upcoming 2022-23 season, 13 more than last year. Babar Azam is one of the 5 players who have been awarded with both red and white-ball contracts. The other players who fall under both the categories are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq.

Check out this tweet by PCB

📢 𝟯𝟯 players have received contracts in the improved men’s central contracts list for 2022-23 📢

More details ➡️ https://t.co/esdhUAU8uv pic.twitter.com/CK5Vc2Sacg

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 30, 2022

PCB Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim shared a statement after the contract announcement. He said, “I want to congratulate all those who have earned central contracts for the 2022-23 season, especially our four younger players who have received red-ball contracts for the first time as part of our vision and strategy to identify, groom and develop specialists for the traditional and purist format of the game.

“I understand there will be a few disappointed players who have missed out on contracts, but I want to reiterate that we are not limiting and restricting ourselves to these 33 players. As and when required, players from outside the list will be included.”

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Speaking about red-ball contracts, Azhar Ali, was one of the 10 cricketers who now falls in Category A. Abdullah Shafique and Naseem Shah on the other hand are handed Category C contracts. Saud Shakeel joins the likes of Shan Masood, While Abid Ali, Yasir Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed in earning a Category D contract. There was no change for Nauman Ali and Fawad Alam as the duo remain on their respective contract, just like last year.

Moving on to white-ball contracts, PCB has awarded limited-over contracts to eleven players. Fakhar Zaman and Shadab Khan find themselves in Category A while Haris Rauf moves to Category B. Mohammad Nawaz remains in Category C this year again.

The likes of Usman Qadir and Shahnawaz Dahani have earned a Category D contract. The Emerging Players category consists of Kamran Ghulam, Ali Usman, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Haris, Salman Ali Agha and Qasim Akram. 

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