The players signed the contracts after consideration with the PCB’s top officials, according to details. Players signed central contracts after a few of their conditions were satisfied, and they will continue to discuss a few more terms with the PCB after returning from the 2022 Asia Cup in mid-September.
It is important to note that the majority of the lower-level players signed the contracts as soon as they got them over a week ago, but a few senior players, including Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen, Shadab, Fakhar, and Hasan, had sought some time to properly review the contracts before signing them.
According to sources, the players were dissatisfied with a few terms in the central contract, the most notable of which was the provision for No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for participation in foreign franchise T20 competitions.
Pakistani ayplers were recently denied NOCs for participating in the first editions of the ILT20 League in the UAE and the Cricket South Africa T20 League.
While the PCB first denied the reports, it became clear when no Pakistani player was featured in the league’s initial list of participants.
While the granting of NOCs for overseas leagues is a major concern for the players, the PCB has tried to compensate them in the new central contracts by increasing the monthly retainers and the match fee.
