Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been given a promotion within the revised central contracts after being positioned in class D when the contracts have been introduced earlier than the World Cup.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated on Friday that the wicketkeeper-batsman had been promoted to class B after a radical overview of the contracts checklist which was initially finalised by captain Babar Azam, chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq and head coach Mickey Arthur earlier than chairman Zaka Ashraf permitted them.
The PCB additionally added 5 extra gamers to the boys’s central contracts checklist, bringing the full variety of gamers provided contracts to 30.
The three-year contracts deal, introduced final month, runs from July 1 2023 to June 30 2026.
The earlier 25-man checklist of gamers was finalised by the Najam Sethi-led administration committee however the brand new administration committee led by Ashraf had determined to overview the checklist.
The brand new inductions embody Abrar Ahmed (Class C), Noman Ali (Class C), Tayyab Tahir (Class D), Aamir Jamal (Class D) and Arshad Iqbal (Class D).
Sarfaraz is at current Pakistan’s first-choice wicket-keeper batter within the red-ball format. He made his comeback to the Take a look at facet in December final 12 months and has amassed 367 runs throughout 4 matches at a median of 61.16.
The 36-year-old was named participant of the collection for his three half-centuries and one century in 4 innings in opposition to New Zealand at dwelling.
Abrar and Noman, positioned in Class C, have been common in Pakistan’s Take a look at workforce over the previous 12 months.
Thriller spinner Abrar has picked up 38 wickets in six matches since making his debut in opposition to England in Multan whereas left-arm spinner Noman has taken 17 wickets in 4 video games over the past 12 months.
Revised contracts checklist:
Class A: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi
Class B: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shadab Khan
Class C: Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Imad Wasim and Noman Ali
Class D: Aamir Jamal, Arshad Iqbal, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Usama Mir and Zaman Khan.