Monthly salaries of Pakistan cricket team players according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been unveiled. This data reveals the player’s standings in terms of salary excluding the benefit they get from sponsored which is not documented.
The salaries of Pakistan Cricket Team Players is the base monthly pay for a particular player while playing for the national team. But after taking huge salaries, after the worst defeat in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the team is facing severe criticism on Social Media.
Salaries of Pakistan Cricket Team
Category A
Babar Azam, PKR: 4,500,000 per month
Shaheen Afridi, PKR: 4,500,000 per month
Mohammad Rizwan, PKR: 4,500,000 per month
Category B
Shadab Khan, PKR: 3,000,000 per month
Fakhar Zaman, PKR: 3,000,000 per month
Haris Rauf, PKR: 3,000,000 per month
Naseem Shah, PKR: 3,000,000 per month
Category C & D
Imad Wasim, PKR 750K to 1500K
Iftikhar Ahmed, PKR 750K to 1500K
Hasan Ali, PKR 750K to 1500K
Saim Ayub, PKR 750K to 1500K
In addition, this salary all the national team players get a match bonus and performance bonus for all three formats the test, One Day International and the Twenty Twenty International that they play. The bonuses significantly make up the total amount that a particular player gets at the end of the month.
With the ongoing discussions and appraisals in relation to how the players have performed out in the field recently, PCB’s decision to announce these salary details comes in a period where the board is seeking to enhance transparency and clear up the public’s questions.
On one side, the salaries prove the size of incentives available to well-performing cricketers. On the other hand, they clearly define the amounts that other team members get. Therefore, these measures help to give a clear picture of the financial side of Pakistan cricket and how much pay the players get.
