PCB Central Contract: Player supporting Babar Azam attacked, Shaheen Afridi got 440 volt shock

Fakhar Zaman had tweeted

Fakhar Zaman was part of Category B in the central contract last season. Babar Azam was rested for the second and third Tests against England. In such a situation, Fakhar Zaman had criticized this decision of Pakistan Cricket Board on X. Shortly after this, he was dropped from the central contract. PCB had also issued a show cause notice to Fakhar Zaman on his post.

It's concerning to hear suggestions about dropping Babar Azam. India didn't bench Virat Kohli during his rough stretch between 2020 and 2023, when he averaged 19.33, 28.21, and 26.50, respectively. If we are considering sidelining our premier batsman, arguably the best Pakistan…

— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) October 13, 2024

Many big faces are out

• Fakhar Zaman was a part of the central contract continuously for the last 8 years. And
• He was last seen playing in the T20 World Cup 2024.
• The performance of Pakistan team in the tournament was not anything special.
• The team was out of the league stage itself.
• Many big names like Iftikhar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Imam-ul-Haq are also not included in the new list of centrally contracted players.

Announcing Pakistan's squads for the Australia and Zimbabwe tours

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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 27, 2024

Shan Masood promoted

List of centrally contracted players

• Category A: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
• Category B: Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood.
• Category C: Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Aga, Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan.
• Category D: Aamir Jamal, Hasibullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Usman Khan.