T20 World Cup 2024: Pakistan cricket group has been knocked out.© AFP
Pakistan cricketers face the chance of getting their central contracts reviewed and their salaries doubtlessly decreased by the PCB following their early exit from the T20 World Cup. Defeats to minnows USA and arch-rivals India value Pakistan dearly as they have been knocked out of the event on Friday, failing to even attain the Tremendous Eight stage. A dependable supply within the board mentioned that some officers and former gamers had suggested PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to reassess the central contracts given to the gamers throughout his predecessor Zaka Ashraf’s tenure.
“There could possibly be a reassessment of the central contracts and the gamers might discover their salaries, charges being reduce if the Chairman decides to react strongly to the group’s current woeful performances,” the supply mentioned.
The Babar Azam-led facet had put up sub par performances within the Asia Cup and World Cup (50 overs) final yr as properly.
“Nothing is ultimate as but however sure this sturdy measure has been mentioned inside the board with the Chairman,” the supply added.
Final yr, Ashraf had introduced important improve in participant earnings, in addition to a hard and fast share of income from the PCB’s earnings from the ICC.
Naqvi himself had introduced earlier than the World Cup in USA and West Indies that every participant would get a bonus cost of USD 100,000 in the event that they win the event.
Pakistan’s shock early exit from the T20 World Cup is being blamed on “groupings” inside the group and non-performance of senior gamers throughout important moments and it might result in “main modifications” not simply within the group but in addition within the PCB.
In response to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources, the most important problem earlier than Babar Azam on his comeback as captain was to unite the group however he couldn’t achieve this due to the groupings.
Shaheen Shah Afridi upset at dropping the captaincy and Babar not supporting him when required whereas Muhammad Rizwan was sad at not being thought-about for the captaincy.
“There are three teams within the group, one led by Babar Azam, the second by Shaheen Shaheen Afridi and the third one by Muhammad Rizwan. Add to this combine the return of seniors like Muhammad Aamir and Imad Wasim and the recipe was prepared for a World Cup catastrophe,” a supply near the group instructed PTI.
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