Pakistan cricket witnessed yet another controversy after senior wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan reportedly refused to sign the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new central contract. According to PTI, Rizwan refused to sign the new central contracts offered to the national players after being placed in category B.

The PCB scrapped the elite Category A which was previously reserved only for top players like Rizwan, Babar Azam, and Shaheen Afridi. The trio alongwith several others, have been moved to Category B, a strong message from the board following a disappointing year on the field.

Rizwan has become the lone holdout among 30 centrally contracted players, reportedly insisting that he will not sign until his demands are addressed. Sources claim he has asked the PCB to restore Category

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