Dil Maange More; Monthly Salary of Pakistani Cricketers

Ever thought of your dream job? Does it consist of unfathomable fame, an expensive car or two, a big house, monetary benefits, traveling and of course girls obsessing over you? Well, even if you’re not passionate about sports, cricket is the road to making this dream come true!

Be it just playing a cricket match, scoring centuries or bagging brand endorsements, for cricket players, the game has never proven more financially beneficial.

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Cricket is the most widely recognized sport in Pakistan and across. Our gentlemen are ”making” the most out of this profession, literally. 

While Pakistani cricketers’ monthly salaries are no match to what international players receive, considering the state of our team, it’s still a lot.

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The PCB salary budget is divided into 4 categories A, B, C and D. Category A being the highest paid group, D being the lowest.

Here is the list of our players divided into these categories and their respective salaries;

1. Category A

Monthly Retainer Fee – (Rs 500,000 per month)

Test Match Fee  – (Rs 400,000 per match)

ODI Match Fee – (Rs 300,000 per match)

Twenty20 Match Fee – (Rs 125,000 per match)

Players: Misbah ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali and Younis Khan.

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2. Category B

Monthly Retainer Fee – (Rs 345,000 per month)

Match win and individual bonus added.

Players: Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Junaid Khan, Rahat Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah

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3. Category C

Monthly Retainer Fee – (Rs 198,000 per month)

Match win and individual bonus added.

Players: Anwar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Imran Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaan Masood and Umar Akmal

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4. Category D

Monthly Retainer Fee – (Rs 100,000 per month)

Players: Babar Azam, Sami Aslam, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Amin, Zulfiqar Babar and Imad Wasim

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5. Individual and Team Bonuses

Hundred in Test & Odi Match: Rs. 300,000

Scoring a double hundred in Test or ODI: Rs. 500,000

Taking 5 wickets in innings Test or ODI: Rs 300,000

Taking a 10 wicket haul in Test: Rs. 500,000

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250% bonus in match fee if Pakistan beat a top three ranked team or India in Test Series or ODI Series.

400% bonus in match fee if Pakistan wins 50 over or T20 World Cup.

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Who wants to be a cricketer now?! 

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