PCB allocates Rs1.1 billion for players salaries and match fees

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allocated Rs1.1 billion in its latest budget for players monthly salaries and match fees. This year, 45 national cricketers will receive central contracts across five categories.

Under the revised payment structure:

• Category A/B (Tests & ODIs): Rs1.5 million per Test, Rs750,000 per ODI, Rs500,000 per T20I.
• Category A (Tests): Rs1.5 million per Test, Rs650,000 per ODI, Rs450,000 per T20I.
• Category B/C (ODIs & T20Is): Rs900,000 per Test, Rs750,000 per ODI, Rs500,000 per T20I.
• Category C (T20Is): Rs700,000 per Test, Rs500,000 each for ODIs and T20Is.

Previously, all 30 centrally contracted players received Rs1,257,795 per Test, Rs644,620 per ODI and Rs418,584 per T20I.

There are no changes to the men’s domestic central contracts with 175 players to be contracted across four categories:

• Category 1: 30 players at Rs350,000 per month
• Category 2: 55 players at Rs250,000
• Category 3: 55 players at Rs150,000
• Category 4: 35 young players at Rs140,000

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match fee has increased from Rs30,000 to Rs100,000, while reserve players will now earn Rs50,000 per match instead of Rs15,000.

The PCB has also revised women’s central contracts:

• Categories A–D receive a 33% increase, while Category E gets a 50% raise.
• Category A rises from Rs450,000 to Rs600,000 per month.
• Category B increases to Rs500,000.
• Category C rises to Rs300,000.
• Category D increases to Rs200,000.
• Category E goes up to Rs150,000.

Women’s domestic central contracts remain unchanged, with 20 Gold-category players earning Rs55,000 monthly and 50 Silver-category players receiving Rs40,000.

Women’s senior and Under-19 match fees have also been increased:

• Senior ODI fee: Rs150,000 (from Rs100,000)
• Senior T20I fee: Rs100,000 (from Rs60,000)
• Under-19 ODI fee: Rs80,000 (from Rs60,000)
• Under-19 T20 fee: Rs40,000 (from Rs30,000)

Additionally, the PCB will introduce two new women’s domestic tournaments—Super Three One-Day and Super Three T20 with estimated budgets of Rs70.57 million and Rs59.13 million, respectively.