Pakistan Cricket mein jab ground par runs nahi bante aur wickets nahi girte, to wahan ke board ka dimag restructuring ki taraf daudne lagta hai. Wahi purana haal hai: Performance zero, lekin planning hero wali. Is baar PCB ne apne players ke liye ek naya maze taiyar kiya hai jise wo Central Contract keh rahe hain. 5 categories, different tracks, aur hazar tarah ke eligibility criteria. Chaliye dekhte hain ki is baar Pakistan ke players ko khush karne ke liye kya naya formula nikala gaya hai.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Darasal, PCB ne apne central contracts ko puri tarah overhaul kar diya hai. Ab naya rule ye hai ki agar aapko contract chahiye, to pichle 12 mahino mein kam se kam 4 Tests, 6 ODIs, ya 6 T20Is khelna compulsory hai. Ye rule July 1, 2026 se June 31, 2027 tak ke liye apply hoga. Mohsin Naqvi aur unki team ne ye faisla isliye liya hai taaki sirf active players ko hi paise milen. Lekin sawal ye hai ki jab team hi itni jaldi badalti hai, to 12 mahine tak active rehna apne aap mein ek chamatkar hai.
Board ne is baar players ko unke format ke hisab se divide kiya hai. Is naye structure mein panch tracks banaye gaye hain: Track AB, A, BC, C aur D. Aaqib Javed aur white-ball coach Mike Hesson ki presence mein ye announcement hui. In tracks ke andar bhi do-do tiers honge jo salary decide karenge. Matlub cricket kam aur corporate office ki file zyada lag rahi hai ye scheme.
Analysis & Numbers
- Track AB: Ye un players ke liye hai jo Test aur ODI dono mein fit hain. Tier 1 ko PKR 4.8 million aur Tier 2 ko PKR 3.8 million monthly milenge.
- Track A: Sirf Test specialists ke liye. Tier 1 ko PKR 4 million aur Tier 2 ko PKR 3.6 million ki monthly salary di jayegi.
- Track BC aur C: White-ball aur T20 specialists ke liye. Inki salary PKR 2 million se PKR 3.4 million ke beech swing karegi.
- Track D: Ye pathway cricketers yaani naye ladko ke liye hai, jinhe 1 million PKR per month milega.
- NOC Policy: Salary bhale hi alag ho, lekin foreign leagues ke liye NOC aur domestic cricket ke rules sabke liye ek jaise hi rahenge.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Ye naya contract structure sunne mein bahut professional lagta hai, lekin Pakistan cricket ki history rahi hai ki yahan rules kagaz par hi ache lagte hain. Jab India apne players ko world-class stability deta hai, tab PCB tracks aur tiers mein uljha rehta hai. 4 Test khelne ki eligibility rakhna acha hai, lekin kya Pakistan ke players itna fitness standard maintain kar payenge? Tracks badalne se result nahi badalta, mindset badalna padta hai. Filhaal to ye bas ek aur bureaucratic exercise lag rahi hai performace ke failure ko chupane ke liye.
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