Overview
- Mid-June the Pakistan Cricket Board announced it is scrapping the old A/B/C/D grades and moving to five format-specific tracks that classify players by role, format specialisation and development stage.
- Media reports of draft terms say Test specialists in Track A would see match fees rise to about 1.5 million PKR and monthly retainers near 4 million PKR while players retained across Test and white-ball tracks could get roughly 4.8–5 million PKR per month.
- Draft figures published by outlets show revised match fees of about 1.5 million PKR per Test, 750,000 PKR per ODI and 500,000 PKR per T20I plus steep performance bonuses such as a 500 percent uplift for winning an ICC event and 300 percent for an Asian-level title.
- The board has built eligibility and monitoring rules into the plan, including an 85 percent data-driven selection formula, minimum recent appearances in each format, routine medical and fitness screening and domestic‑match participation requirements.
- The PCB has not released a full, itemised list of contracted players or formally confirmed every reported figure, and its reported plan to keep category assignments confidential has already prompted criticism and leaves key details provisional until an official roster is published.