Younis Khan demoted as PCB announces players for central contract
Junaid Khan has replaced Younis Khan in category A while the former captain was demoted to cat. B.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces players’ list for central contract. Former captain Younis Khan has been demoted while Junaid Khan has been added to the A category, Dunya News reported.
According to PCB, 31 players are included in the central contract, out of which, 5 are in A category, 4 in B, 6 in C and 16 players in D category.
The players comprising A category include Misbah-ul-Haq, Muhammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal.
Younis Khan was demoted to B category from A whereas Junaid Khan was moved up to the A category from B.
Category B now comprises Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul and Ahmed Shahzad.
The C category includes Adnan Akmal, Nasir Jamshed, Asad Shafique, Azhar Ali, Khurram Manzoor and Abdul Rehman.
The D category comprises Suhaib Maqsood, Sarfraz Ahmed, Bilawal Bhatti, Sharjeel Khan, Zulfiqar Babar, Fawad Alam, Ahsaan Adil, Mohammad Irfan, Wahab Riaz, Raza Hasan, Umar Ameen, Haris Suhail, Rahat Ali, Shan Masood, Muhammad Talha and Anwar Ali.
