"There will be zero-resistance strategy for players who need discipline," Naqvi cautions
July 15, 2024
Director Naqvi cautions "unrestrained" players.
PCB to really look at player's wellness like clockwork.
Specialized process for NOCs to be worked out.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday declared returning to its old model of giving a one-year focal agreement to the public side's players, restrictive to their presentation.
Among a few choices taken during a gathering of the board's VIP, the authorities ruled against cutting the pay rates of the players, who are enduring an onslaught after their terrible T20 World Cup 2024.
The month to month pay rates of the players and their pay were being talked about after the Pakistani side neglected to satisfy the fans' assumptions and crashed out of the competition before entering the Very 8 phase.
In a proclamation, the board said: "The focal agreement's residency will be of a year. The players' presentation and wellness will be inspected consistently. Consideration of players in various classes will be made under a clear cut process."
The PCB likewise concluded that players' wellness would be checked like clockwork and that it would be required for the competitors to partake in homegrown cricket.
Right now, Class A players, which incorporate Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and star pacer Shaheen Afridi, are paid Rs4.5 million every month.
In the mean time, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah are paid Rs3 million every month in Classification B.
Class C players are paid between Rs750,00 to Rs1.5 million every month and incorporate players like Imad Wasim.
In the interim, Classification D players are likewise paid equivalent to Class C and incorporate players with any semblance of Iftikhar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Saim Ayub and others.
It is to be noticed that the previously mentioned figures reflect just the month to month pay rates of the players who additionally procure match charges and win rewards across each of the three arrangements (Test, ODI, T20I) alongside sponsorship advantages.
The current three-year focal agreements were granted last year and became effective from July 1, 2023, after the then-PCB director Zaka Ashraf was compressed by players for expanded compensations, sources had told Geo News.
NOCs and 'gathering'
The assertion further added that a specialized interaction for giving non-protest declarations (NOC) to the players would be worked out and the individuals who might satisfy the necessities would be conceded the NOC.
A few top players, including Babar, Naseem, Rizwan, and others have as of late confronted misfortunes as they were not given NOCs from the board for playing associations abroad, which are likewise a kind of revenue for them.
"The players will be advanced based on their wellness and execution. There's a bad situation for players who don't fit the rules. There'll likewise be no think twice about discipline," Naqvi told the gathering.
It became visible last week that quick bowler Shaheen had warmed contentions with batting mentor Mohammad Yousuf during Pakistan's visit to Britain, not long before the World Cup.
"There will be a zero-resistance strategy for players who need discipline. There ought to be solidarity and agreement inside the group. Players associated with gathering won't go on without serious consequences," he cautioned.
The PCB executive said that players who resort to gathering ought to confront serious activity, taking note of that the authorities ought to likewise not think about anybody's proposals for a disorderly player.
