PCB not accepted demands, there is no indication they will be approved in near future, say sources
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\nFormer Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan has not yet signed a central contract offered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), making \u201ccertain demands\u201d, sources said on Wednesday.
\nThe wicketkeeper-batter, who was replaced as ODI captain by Shaheen Afridi, was among 30 national players offered the central contracts by the PCB.
\nHe was placed in the B category along with nine other players, including Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, and Shaheen Afridi. Notably, no player was included in the A category for the 2025\u201326 international season, effective from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
\nThe sources privy to the development said that all other players have signed their contracts, while Rizwan has held back, reportedly due to \u201ccertain demands he made to the PCB.\u201d
\nHowever, the PCB has not accepted the demands, and there is no indication that they will be approved in the near future, the sources added.
\nThe development came ahead of the South Africa one-day international (ODI) series set to kick off from November 3, with Rizwan named in Pakistan\u2019s 16-member squad.
\nHe was also part of the Test side that withdrew a two-match series 1-1, scoring 126 runs in four innings at an average of 31.5.
\nThe PCB had divided 30 players into three categories \u2014 B, C, and D \u2014 as no player had been selected for the A category.
\nList of centrally contacted players
\nCategory B (9 players): Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
\nCategory C (10 players): Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Sajid Khan, and Saud Shakeel.
\nCategory D (10 players): Ahmed Daniyal, Hussain Talat, Khurram Shahzad, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Shan Masood, and Sufyan Moqim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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