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Former PCB CEO, Faisal Hasnain speaking on his Youtube channel:
“The domestic cricketers in Pakistan, who play domestic tournaments, were reportedly earning a match fee of 60,000 rupees per match about three years ago. Then, last year, it was reduced to 40,000 rupees per match—essentially a drop from 60,000 to 40,000 rupees. Now, recently, it has been decided to reduce it further from 40,000 rupees to just 10,000 rupees per match. So, three years ago, it was 60,000 rupees, and now it is 10,000 rupees per match. Why this happened and how, nobody seems to know.”
“Additionally, there was news that these players used to travel by air—for example, flying to Lahore or Karachi for matches. Now, even that has reportedly been discontinued, and it’s said that they might travel by train, take taxis, or figure out some other way—how exactly, nobody knows. Previously, they used to stay in five-star or four-star hotels, but now there’s reportedly a deal to accommodate them in three-star or two-star hotels, or they may even have to arrange their own accommodations somehow.”
“When this news came out in the newspapers, naturally, people got upset. The players were upset, the public was upset. People started asking if this is how cricket development is being handled, or if it’s designed to demotivate players instead of encouraging them. There was a lot of criticism, and now I’ve heard that the chairman has said this matter will be reviewed.”
“The point here is when a company increases employees’ salaries, it doesn’t review that decision afterward, but when salaries are cut, they review the decision after implementing it. Now, you tell me, does this make sense? Because to me, it doesn’t make any sense at all.”
“The domestic cricketers in Pakistan, who play domestic tournaments, were reportedly earning a match fee of 60,000 rupees per match about three years ago. Then, last year, it was reduced to 40,000 rupees per match—essentially a drop from 60,000 to 40,000 rupees. Now, recently, it has been decided to reduce it further from 40,000 rupees to just 10,000 rupees per match. So, three years ago, it was 60,000 rupees, and now it is 10,000 rupees per match. Why this happened and how, nobody seems to know.”
“Additionally, there was news that these players used to travel by air—for example, flying to Lahore or Karachi for matches. Now, even that has reportedly been discontinued, and it’s said that they might travel by train, take taxis, or figure out some other way—how exactly, nobody knows. Previously, they used to stay in five-star or four-star hotels, but now there’s reportedly a deal to accommodate them in three-star or two-star hotels, or they may even have to arrange their own accommodations somehow.”
“When this news came out in the newspapers, naturally, people got upset. The players were upset, the public was upset. People started asking if this is how cricket development is being handled, or if it’s designed to demotivate players instead of encouraging them. There was a lot of criticism, and now I’ve heard that the chairman has said this matter will be reviewed.”
“The point here is when a company increases employees’ salaries, it doesn’t review that decision afterward, but when salaries are cut, they review the decision after implementing it. Now, you tell me, does this make sense? Because to me, it doesn’t make any sense at all.”
