Former Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan is yet to sign a central contract offered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), making “certain demands”, sources said on Wednesday.
The wicketkeeper-batter, who was replaced as ODI captain by Shaheen Afridi, was among the 30 national players who were offered the central contracts by the PCB.
He was placed in the B category along with nine other players including Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi. Specifically, no players were listed in the A category for the 2025–26 international season, effective from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Sources aware of the development said all the other players have signed their contracts, while Rizwan has been delayed, reportedly due to “certain demands he made to the PCB”.
However, the PCB has not accepted the demands and there is no indication that they will be approved in the near future, the sources added.
The development came ahead of South Africa’s one-day international (ODI) series starting on November 3, with Rizwan included in Pakistan’s 16-member squad.
He was also part of the Test team that drew a two-match series 1-1, scoring 126 runs in four innings at an average of 31.5.
The PCB had divided 30 players into three categories — B, C and D — as no player had been selected for the A category.
List of players in contact with the center
Division B (9 players): Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Group C (10 players): Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Sajid Khan and Saud Shakeel.
Division D (10 players): Ahmed Daniyal, Hussain Talat, Khurram Shahzad, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Shan Masood and Sufyan Moqim.
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