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- D category player has an opportunity to earn more than what players received last season
- “PCB generates its funds and revenues through cricket and it is appropriate that a large chunk of these funds are reinvested into development and cricketers,” says Nadeem Khan
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The philosophy of professionalism and its connection with performance, which, in turn, provides big rewards and incentives to the best-performing cricketers, is the essence of the 2020-21 domestic cricket season, which commences on 30 September.
Once the lowly paid top domestic cricket performers now have the opportunity to earn as high as PKR3.2million, which is 83 per cent more than 2019-20, and as low as PKR1.8million, still a seven per cent increase from what the players in the highest category received last year.
These player earnings can been calculated following the announcement of the 2020-21 domestic cricket schedule, that provides the best of the best cricketers the opportunity to feature in all 10 National T20 Cup, 10 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and 10 Pakistan Cup matches.
With each of the 10 A+ category players to receive PKR150,000 as monthly retainer for 12 months and a match fee of PKR40,000 for National T20 Cup and Pakistan Cup each, and PKR60,000 for Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, players maintaining and displaying high levels of professionalism throughout the season will earn PKR3.2million.
And, this doesn’t stop here. Players can increase their earnings if they reach the finals, which will guarantee them additional match fee as well as share in the prize moneys.
Similarly, monthly retainer of D category domestic players is PKR40,000 but they will get the same match fee as the highest category player. This, in turn, means any D category player who features in all the 30 First XI league matches will earn PKR1.8million. These numbers will increase if a player’s side reaches the finals as this will mean more matches and share in prize moneys.
This earning is more than seven per cent of what domestic contracted players received in the 2019-20 season. Last year, all the domestic contracted First XI players had received a flat monthly retainer of PKR50,000 and match fee of PKR40,000 for white-ball cricket and PKR75,000 for red-ball cricket.
Director – High Performance, Nadeem Khan: “While finalising the 2020-21 domestic calendar, we not only had an eye on the three global white-ball events, we were also mindful that we had to improve our contracts that must benefit the players financially and encourage them to further raise the levels of their fitness and form so they can also stake claims in the franchise and national sides.
“The PCB is aware that Pakistan cricketers are not the highest-paid in the world, but it is our endeavour to slowly and gradually improve their contracts so that they can get best returns for their talent and also plan their futures.
“PCB generates its funds and revenues through cricket and it is appropriate that a large chunk of these funds are reinvested into development and cricketers.
“I am confident that domestic cricketers will see these enhancements as a morale and confidence booster, and they will not only aim to perform better than last year but this will introduce an element of competition between these players in pursuit of improved contracts next year.”
Notes to Editors:
- The 2020-21 and enhanced monthly retainer structure is:
- Category A+ = 10 players, PKR150,000 per month
- Category A = 38 players, PKR85,000 per month
- Category B = 48 players, PKR75,000 per month
- Category C = 72 players, PKR65,000 per month
- Category D = 24 players, PKR40,000 per month
Categories will be decided following discussions with the national selection committee
- The revised match fees structure is (in PKR):
| 4-day1st XI FC | 3-day2nd XI | 50-over1st XI | 50-over2nd XI | T201st XI | T202nd XI | 3-dayU19 | 50-overU19 | |
| Playing XI | 60,000 | 25,000 | 40,000 | 15,000 | 40,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| Reserves | 24,000 | 10,000 | 16,000 | 6,000 | 16,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 |
PCB 2020-21 domestic schedule at a glance:
- National T20 Cup 1st XI (33 matches) – 30 September to 18 October; Multan and Rawalpindi
- National T20 Cup 2nd XI (15 matches) – 1-8 October; Lahore
- National U19 One-Day Tournament (31 matches) – 13 October to 2 November; Lahore, Muridke and Sheikhupura
- National U19 Three-Day Tournament (16 matches) – 5-29 November; Lahore, Muridke and Sheikhupura
- HBL PSL 2020(4 matches) – 14, 15 and 17 November; Lahore
- Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1st XI (31 matches) – 25 October to 5 January 2021; Karachi
- Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2nd XI (30 matches) – 18 October to 13 December; Karachi
- Pakistan Cup 1st XI (33 matches) – 8-31 January 2021; Karachi
- Pakistan Cup 2nd XI (15 matches) – 16-24 December; Karachi
- Media release on the coaches available here; announcement of the six sides available here.
- FAQs on domestic team compositions is available under Frequently Asked Questions
Name of Author: PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan, is the governing body for cricket in Pakistan. It oversees and organizes all tours and matches for the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Council since 1952, the PCB represents Pakistan’s men’s and women’s teams in international cricket tournaments.
