Pakistan cricket team central contracts are being worked on and will be announced soon, Mohsin Naqvi, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said. The PCB is the body that runs cricket in Pakistan. Naqvi made the remarks to reporters during a visit to the National Cricket Academy in Lahore, and he also said that officials of NCCIA will decide the future of Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan.
Central contracts are board agreements that keep selected players on a fixed retainer. The chairman did not name the players who would be included, and no date was given for the announcement.
Timing of the contract announcement
Naqvi said the work on central contracts is in progress and the announcement would follow soon. Coverage of the same remarks gave a shorter window of one to two days, so the exact timing is still open. No firm date has been announced, and the list of players has not been released.
Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan
Naqvi said officials of NCCIA would summon Imam-ul-Haq and Rizwan within a few days. He said the decision on their future would rest with those officials rather than with him.
On the wider selection set-up, Naqvi said there would be no change to the selection committee and that he would accept whatever decisions are taken. He also said the team was doing well, that he had confidence in it, and that the current strategy would continue. He backed the policy of giving young players chances at every level, including Test matches.
Academy plans and youth development
At the academy, Naqvi said the upgrade has a deadline of 31 January and will create a fully state-of-the-art facility with training for every need. The master plan's design credit goes to Aqib Javed, who worked with a design team.
A new biomechanics lab, which studies how the body moves, is importing advanced machinery. It will record the technique and movement of national players as well as Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 cricketers, so that faults can be corrected on time. Special training camps lasting three to six months are also being held for young players, aimed at fixing basic technical flaws before they reach the national squad.
On the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the T20 league, Naqvi said a final decision would be communicated in time.
Aasan alfaaz mein
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi ne kaha hai ke Pakistan cricket team ke central contracts jald announce honge. Imam-ul-Haq aur Muhammad Rizwan ke mustaqbil ka faisla NCCIA ke officials karenge, jo unhein chand din mein talab karenge. Cricket ke shaiqeen ke liye iska matlab hai ke agle chand dinon mein khilaadiyon ki official list samne aa sakti hai. Abhi tak pakki tareekh nahi di gayi.
