New contracts offer major financial boost for Pak players

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given its players a major financial boost in the new central contracts awarded to them.
The players have been given major raises in their Test, One-day and Twenty20 match fees with the category A players to be earning approximately 5,50,000 for playing a Test match.
Similarly for a One-day International, the category A players will be paid 3,63,000 rupees and 2,75,000 rupees for a T20 match appearance.
"The category B players have also been given a handsome raise and they will now earn 4,80,000 rupees for a test appearance, 3,03,000 for one-day and 2,20,000 for T20," one player told PTI.

The Category C players will now earn 4,10,000 rupees for a Test, 2,42,000 for one-day and 1,65,000 rupees for T20.
The players in D category will also be paid the same as those in category C.

Players not in the playing XI are also entitled to 50 per cent of the match fees for any format.
The match fees are in addition to the monthly retainers that are being paid out to the players in their central contracts. For example, players in category A are paid monthly retainer of close to 4,00,000 rupees.
Interestingly, the board has also promised a 250 per cent bonus of their match fees for winning a series against any of the top three ranked teams in the ICC rankings, while there is a bonus of 300 per cent for winning a ICC or Asian Cricket Council event.