PCB increases monthly pay, match fees for domestic players

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has increased the monthly pay and match fees of domestically contracted players. 


The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expanded regularly scheduled compensation and match expenses of locally contracted players. 

In the 58th gathering of the Board of Governors (BoG), the PCB got an endorsement for increment in homegrown agreement retainers up to 46 percent. As per the new month to month retainer structure, the PCB will again offer 192 driving homegrown players (32 from every one of the six Cricket Associations) execution based agreements, however, as opposed to paying a level month to month retainer of PKR50,000 to all players, this season section insightful installments will be made. 


The new month to month retainer structure is: 

• Category A+ = 10 players, PKR 150,000 every month 

• Category A = 38 players, PKR 85,000 every month 

• Category B = 48 players, PKR 75,000 every month 

• Category C = 72 players, PKR 65,000 every month 

• Category D = 24 players, PKR 40,000 every month 

Notwithstanding the overhauled month to month retainers, the players will likewise be paid match expenses according to the accompanying structure: 

first XI FC 4-day 

first XI FC 3-day 

second XI 50-over 

first XI 50-over 

second XI T20 

first XI T20 

second XI 3-day 

first U19 50-over 

U19 

Playing XI (PKR) – 60,000 25,000 40,000 15,000 40,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 

Stores (PKR) – 24,000 10,000 16,000 6,000 16,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 

Endorsement of Budget 

The BoG endorsed a PKR7.76billion working use spending plan for the 2020-21 monetary year, which is a 10 percent decrease from the 2019-20 financial plan as a component of the PCB's somberness, hearty monetary administration, and belt-fixing exercise. 

Without trading off and diminishing any exercises from the 2019-20 exercises, the PCB has assigned 71.2 percent of the general financial plan for cricket-related exercises. This is to guarantee that in spite of intense monetary circumstances because of the Covid-19 pandemic, cricket stays unaffected and the PCB keeps on putting resources into what's to come. 

The assigned 71.2 percent cricket spending plan incorporates 25.2 percent for homegrown cricket (occasions and players/coordinate authorities/player uphold faculty agreements and High-Performance Center costs), 19.3 percent for worldwide cricket (home/away arrangement and player contracts), 5.5 percent for ladies' cricket (home/away cricket and player contracts), 19.7 percent for HBL PSL 2021 and 1.5 percent for Medical and Sport Sciences. 

While determining deficit in incomes because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left the destiny of incomes from global occasions hanging in equilibrium and may likewise influence PCB's business program, the BoG has consented to proceed with speculation on foundation advancement by affirming a PKR1.22billion spending plan for capital consumption, a decrease of roughly PKR800million from 2019-20. 

Pakistan Super League 

The BoG complimented the PCB the board for the effective arranging of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 until it was deferred on 17 March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 30 finished matches were played in more than four settings with in excess of 500,000 observers crossing entryways to observe true to life. 

The BoG was educated that the PCB was intending to arrange the leftover four matches later in the year, while it intends to add the fifth setting in Peshawar for the 2021 version, which is booked to be held in February and March 2021. 

The BoG affirmed to set-up a committed HBL PSL Department by isolating it from the PCB's Commercial Department. PSL Project Executive Shoaib Naveed will head the division as a component of the PCB's drive to improve partner relationships and convey top-quality occasions. There will likewise be an oversight gathering, which will include the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Director Commercial. 

The PSL General Council meeting is planned for the primary seven day stretch of July with more subtleties to continue at the appropriate time.

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