This is Ramiz Raja’s second stint with the PCB. (Reuters Photo)
Hours after changing into the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, former captain Ramiz Raja has ordered a 100,000 rupees enhance within the month-to-month retainers of all home gamers.
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- Last Updated:September 13, 2021, 23:13 IST
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Hours after changing into the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, former captain Ramiz Raja has ordered a 100,000 rupees enhance within the month-to-month retainers of all home gamers.
The pay enhance can be given to 192 gamers with home contracts with speedy impact, the PCB mentioned. The enhance within the month-to-month retainers will now enable home gamers in first-class and grade-11 competitions to earn between 140,000 to 250,000 monthly.
The PCB mentioned the brand new chairman ordering a pay rise for gamers in all classes means these within the lowest D class will see a rise of round 250 p.c of their month-to-month retainers.
“It is our responsibility to care for our cricketers and proceed to take measures which strengthen our system,” Ramiz said. “This will also play a role in ending any uncertainty surrounding the current cricket structure; the welfare of present and former cricketers is paramount to me.”
The new chairman additionally mentioned that the board would quickly launch an Under-19 T20 league to strengthen the age-group construction and be certain that younger cricketers are absolutely outfitted for the modern-day sport. Ramiz additionally promised a giant enchancment within the high quality of pitches in home cricket, insisting that bowlers must work arduous to get wickets and batsmen are given situations the place they will make large scores.
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