LAHORE
\nPakistani pacer Mohammad Amir \u2014 who due to a tiff with former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis has not been playing for Pakistan \u2014 has rejected the board\u2019s offer of a central contract.
\nThe PCB had earlier in the day announced domestic contracts for as many as 191 players, who were offered enhanced packages for 157-match six senior men\u2019s events from September 15 to March 30.
\nThe announcement means 10 players in A+ category would receive a monthly retainer of PKR250,000 each, followed by PKR185,000 each for the 40 cricketers in Category A, PKR175,000 each for 40 players in Category B, PKR165,000 each for the 64 players in Category C and PKR140,000 each for the 37 players in category D, according to a statement from the PCB.
\nAmir has been placed in Category A of the contract, which the pacer rejected, saying that the cricket board had not approached him before making the announcement.
\nThe pacer last year announced he wished to retire as he felt \u201ctortured\u201d in an environment created by the Pakistan team management that is \u201cpushing him away\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not going away from cricket but I am being pushed away from it,\u201d the left-arm pacer said in a video released on social media, adding that an \u201cenvironment\u201d has been created for him to get \u201csidelined\u201d.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, speaking to journalists today, Amir said: \u201cI was unaware that my name was included in the list. I urge PCB to give my contract to a junior player as it would benefit them […] I am not even available for international games.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the other hand, several senior players Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal, and Umar Akmal have not been awarded the central domestic contract.<\/p>\n
Kamran Akmal, speaking to Geo News, said that he had asked the PCB to award the domestic contracts based on performance and seniority.<\/p>\n
\u201cI play domestic season throughout the year, and I deserve nothing except the A+ category. I will not accept any other category,\u201d the senior batsman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir \u2014 who due to a tiff with former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis has not been playing for Pakistan \u2014 has rejected the board\u2019s offer of a central contract. The PCB had earlier in the day announced domestic contracts for as many as 191 players, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-215520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n