ISLAMABAD
Coach Grant Bradburn on Monday shrugged off claims his players haven’t been paid for five months, insisting the squad was determined to rescue their faltering World Cup campaign.
Pakistan are on the verge of a group stage exit at the tournament and need to defeat Bangladesh on Tuesday to preserve any slim hopes of making the semi-finals.
As well as four defeats in six games so far, Pakistan’s World Cup journey has been plagued by arguments over pay and delays in agreements over central contracts.
On Monday, three players in the squad confirmed to Media that they had not been paid.
“In terms of the noise around the team, look, playing for Pakistan and working within this team is a huge privilege,” said Bradburn on Monday.
“To prepare ourselves and give our best are the things that we focus on, the things within our control and there are great expectations and we’re desperate to make our nation proud.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that contracts have been sent to India and the players have signed. That should pave the way for payments to be organised, it claimed.
