Sarfaraz will get promotion after central contracts overview

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been given a promotion within the revised central contracts after being positioned in class D when the contracts had 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 an intensive overview of the contracts listing which was initially finalised by captain Babar Azam, chief Selector Inzamam-ul-Haq and head coach Mickey Arthur earlier than chairman Zaka Ashraf authorized them.

The PCB additionally added 5 further gamers to the boys’s central contracts listing, bringing the overall 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 listing 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 listing.

The new inductions embrace Abrar Ahmed (Category C), Noman Ali (Category C), Tayyab Tahir (Category D), Aamir Jamal (Category D) and Arshad Iqbal (Category D).

Sarfaraz is at current Pakistan’s first-choice wicket-keeper batter within the red-ball format. He made his comeback to the Test aspect in December final yr and has amassed 367 runs throughout 4 matches at a mean 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 residence.

Abrar and Noman, positioned in Category C, have been common in Pakistan’s Test staff over the previous yr.

Mystery 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.