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PCB Delays Central Contracts Until After Home Tri-Series
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News18•16-10-2026, 17:45
PCB Delays Central Contracts Until After Home Tri-Series
- •Pakistani cricketers must wait until the end of the upcoming ODI tri-series for their central contracts.
- •Head coach Mike Hesson and selectors want to assess player performances in ongoing international and domestic matches.
- •The PCB will award new contracts based on specialized format categories rather than seniority.
- •The contract announcement may be further delayed until the completion of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in November.
- •New contracts will be applied retrospectively since the previous central contracts expired on July 31.
Key Questions Answered
The PCB has delayed awarding the central contracts so that head coach Mike Hesson and national selectors can assess players during the home ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and England and the ongoing first-class domestic season before finalizing their categories.
The ODI tri-series involving Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and England is scheduled to take place from October 18-31 across venues in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Under the new system, the PCB is awarding central contracts in specialized format categories—such as Test cricket, T20 format, and white-ball format—rather than relying on seniority.
