Pakistan's former women's cricketer Sana Mir has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) central contract for women's cricket teams. Interestingly, Nida Dar and Aliya Riaz have been excluded from the central contract.

 

Sana wrote on X (previously Twitter), "How can Nida Dar and Aliya Riaz not find a place in the contracts when a 50 Over qualifier is coming up in Feb and potential 50 over World Cup in Oct next year? Extremely disappointed but not surprised at all. The decisions are being taken by people with limited knowledge of the women's game."

 

 

Central contracts of the Pakistan women cricketers show captain Fatima Sana and Muniba Ali promoted to A Category. Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal has been promoted to Category B based on recent excellent performances.

 

PCB has announced central contracts for 16 women cricketers for the international season after the annual performance review, which will be effective from July 1, 2024.

 

Last year, 20 cricketers were given central contracts for two years, with the clause that their performance would be reviewed after the 2023-24 season.

 

This central contract includes three new entries: Gul Feroza, Ramin Shamim and Tasmia Rabab. Tasmia has received a central contract for the first time, which is an important milestone in her career. Gul Feroza has been able to get a central contract again after 2018, and Ramin Shamim after 2022-23.

 

The central contracts of Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Anushay Nasir, Iman Fatima, Shawal Zulfiqar and Sidra Nawaz have not been renewed. However, all these players will remain available for selection.

 

The PCB has shifted its focus to developing the next generation of cricketers, keeping in mind the ICC Women's Future Tours program.