Islamabad
\nAfter Pakistan\u2019s disappointing early exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan are at risk of losing category A in their central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), sources told Geo News.
\nSources close to the matter said that work on a new central contract for the national players was underway.
\nThere will be a new, \u201csmaller\u201d selection committee, which will finalise the central contract.
\nHowever, the salaries of the national cricketers will not be slashed.
\nThe global tournament proved challenging for the Green Shirts, who failed to progress beyond the league stage.
\nThe team faced a surprising defeat at the hands of the United States and also conceded a match to India, a game that was initially in their favour.
\nThis double setback prevented their advancement to the Super 8 round, marking a disappointing end to their campaign.
\nThe sources also said that Shan Masood is likely to be retained as the red-ball skipper for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh.
\nEarlier, Geo News reported, that Masood, head coach Jason Gillespie and the selection committee have begun discussions related to Pakistan\u2019s squad for the Test series against Bangladesh.
\nIt is possible that the current white-ball skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be rested for the Test matches against Bangladesh whereas Haris Rauf\u2019s inclusion in the squad is not even being considered.
\nSaud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Salman Ali Agha and former skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed are being considered for the final squad.
\nAs for the fast bowling department, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mir Hamza, Khurram Shahzad and Aamir Jamal are under consideration for selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad After Pakistan\u2019s disappointing early exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan are at risk of losing category A in their central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), sources told Geo News. Sources close to the matter said that work on a new central contract for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-413815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n