PCB to deduct salary if players fail fitness test
Pakistan’s cricket board Friday warned the national players to meet fitness standards or lose up to 15 percent of their salary, as officials seek to address the team’s fall in the international rankings.
Pakistan failed to reach the semifinals of the World Cup in England last year, and won only one of their six Test matches.
They also fared badly in one-day internationals, winning just nine of their 25 and just one of their ten Twenty20 internationals, leaving the team as low as seventh in Tests and sixth in ODIs.
“All the available centrally contracted players will attend the two-day testing on January 6 and 7 in Lahore and any player failing to meet the minimum fitness requirements will be fined 15 percent of his monthly retainer,” said a Pakistan Cricket Board release Friday. -
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