[REPORT] Asad Shafiq highest paid cricketer in Pakistan over the past four years

[gazza619]

Test cricketer Asad Shafiq is the highest paid Pakistani cricketer with Rs 111 million during the past four years followed by all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez with Rs97.3 million.

This was revealed during the Senate session, chaired by presiding officer Tahir Mushhadi, where details of the remuneration of national team players were presented.

During the session, Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination presented written reply about the salaries paid to the green shirt players over the past four years in the Senate.According to the document, Asad Safiq tops the list of the players with Rs 111.9 million in pocket followed by Mohammad Hafeez Rs97.3 million.

Former skipper Misbahul Haq earned Rs 71.4 million as match fees while incumbent captain Sarfraz pocketed Rs 69.1 million.Similarly Younis Khan was paid Rs59.8 million, Yasir Shah Rs52.6 million, Mohamamd Irfan Rs36.2 million, Shoaib Malik Rs54.7 million, Ahmed Shehzad Rs58.9 million, Shahid Afridi Rs55.6 million, Wahab Riaz Rs 51.8 million, Azhar Ali Rs60 million, Haris Sohail Rs20 million, Imad Wasim Rs20 million and Junaid Khan Rs40 million.

http://abbtakk.tv/en/341349-2asad-shafiq-highest-paid-cricketer-in-pakistan-over-past-4-years/

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

need more info, this sounds incredibly dodgy

 

[Cric1234]

One of the worst ODI batsmen to play for Pak and an average test batsman but earns the most expect the unexpected this is Pak cricket after all.

 

[Syed1]

One of the worst ODI batsmen to play for Pak and an average test batsman but earns the most expect the unexpected this is Pak cricket after all.

Talking about Misbah?

 

[DRsohail]

hahhahah and most importantly shezzy getting 58 millions for causing more harm.

 

[Cric1234]

Talking about Misbah?

Shafiq but he is a favourite of Misbah who gave him plenty of backing.

 

[Cric1234]

Wahab Riaz 51m for continued phainty in limited overs and mediocrity in general in tests shabash as Ramiz Raja says.

 

[Savak]

This cannot be right. They might have mixed players up

 

[MenInG]

Reminder that these are news reports.

 

[InziRules]

This is impossible, but people will raise an outrage on it because he's from Karachi.

Afridi did exist over the last 4 years. Even if he didn't, there are players who have played test, T-20 and ODI cricket over the last 4 years. Azhar Ali, at least, probably earned more, also the bowlers

 

[Arham_PakFan]

This has to be wrong.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

How does a specialist test cricketer earn more than players who play all 3 formats consistently?

 

[Ahson8]

Lol what ?

 

[InziRules]

Lol what ?

Should be Azhar Ali

 

[Syed1]

Wait a minute Shafiq earned twice as much as Sarfaraz?

 

[sshakir411]

Doesn't add up at all.

 

[InziRules]

Wait a minute Shafiq earned twice as much as Sarfaraz?

That makes sense. Sarfaraz hasn't played for all of the four year period

 

[MMHS]

This has to be wrong.

Probably authentic - you are missing the "4 years" point.

Players earn from central contract & match fees, which again is linked with Central contract Category. Players playing in multiple format should be the highest earners, particularly if they are in higher category. Ideally, it should have been MoHa as top earner, but he has missed almost a full year for ban while (and few Tests as well for performance) none of the other few players playing in 3 format (Amir, Sarfraz, Hasan) had full 4 years of service. I am sure par match Misbah, YK had bigger bucket than Asad, but they were Test specialist for last 2 years, while Afridi had only 2.5 years in ODI & T20 in it.

Over a 4 year period, Asad had been always in Top 2 Category, played every Test, and few ODI as well and he was part of almost every camp/squad that toured abroad. I am sure, figures are very close to exact - sometimes, back I posted something on possible earnings from PCB (to prove that Amir or few others were not actually beggars with their tin bowl ....), these figures are quite close to that - MoHa 35mn/year; Asad close to 29-30 mn, YK/Misbah/Sarfraz around 23-25mn.

However, these are only from PCB's accounts - not inclusive of individual endorsements, sponsors, club/PL/SL money, charity/talk show/media money, gifts ...etc. On top of that, their accommodation, transportation, medical expenses, diet & training expenses when in camp/tour are sponsored by PCB/Club/PL/SLs .....

 

[Fahdi]

I highly doubt this. Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Sarfraz, Afridi and Misbah probably earned more despite the fact that the last two only played for 2 of the 4 years.

 

[InziRules]

Probably authentic - you are missing the "4 years" point.

Players earn from central contract & match fees, which again is linked with Central contract Category. Players playing in multiple format should be the highest earners, particularly if they are in higher category. Ideally, it should have been MoHa as top earner, but he has missed almost a full year for ban while (and few Tests as well for performance) none of the other few players playing in 3 format (Amir, Sarfraz, Hasan) had full 4 years of service. I am sure par match Misbah, YK had bigger bucket than Asad, but they were Test specialist for last 2 years, while Afridi had only 2.5 years in ODI & T20 in it.

Over a 4 year period, Asad had been always in Top 2 Category, played every Test, and few ODI as well and he was part of almost every camp/squad that toured abroad. I am sure, figures are very close to exact - sometimes, back I posted something on possible earnings from PCB (to prove that Amir or few others were not actually beggars with their tin bowl ....), these figures are quite close to that - MoHa 35mn/year; Asad close to 29-30 mn, YK/Misbah/Sarfraz around 23-25mn.

However, these are only from PCB's accounts - not inclusive of individual endorsements, sponsors, club/PL/SL money, charity/talk show/media money, gifts ...etc. On top of that, their accommodation, transportation, medical expenses, diet & training expenses when in camp/tour are sponsored by PCB/Club/PL/SLs .....

Azhar Ali has actually been captain over that period, as well as playing every test. Hafeez too, good shout, even in that banned year, he played ODI's and a few tests.

 

[MenInG]

Also, is it necessary for the country's senate to be 'debating' players' salaries? If there is fraud etc then surely other agencies should be working on that!

 

[ExplicitAI]

Lol Asad isn't even one of our top players yet he's earning more than other players that are better than him )

 

[InziRules]

Lol Asad isn't even one of our top players yet he's earning more than other players that are better than him )

He's not earning more, he's earned more over a 4 year period because he's consistently been in the team, according to a dubious source that is likely wrong, and doesn't take into account money from endorsements, etc, which are the major part of one's income

 

[MMHS]

Azhar Ali has actually been captain over that period, as well as playing every test. Hafeez too, good shout, even in that banned year, he played ODI's and a few tests.

I think, Azhar was in lower category before becoming Captain in 2015. Also, before PCB appointed him ODI Captain for his good behavior and English, last ODI he played probably was Jan 2013 at Eden (An innings worthy of 27 months' wilderness) and he never played T20.

 

[KyoOne]

We invest in useless players way too much

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[MMHS]

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Must have to say - you put a real twist in all theory .....

 

[Arham_PakFan]

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[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION],I know about the time period and I understand your point about the categories of central contract etc,but as you can see above Afridi,Misbah and Hafeez have all played more matches than Shafiq and were awarded the highest level of contracts.Azhar too has played approximately the same number of tests in the time period and around 40 ODI’s.He was also in the highest category since 2015,so maybe he should have earned more


Edit: Just saw your post above.

 

[Abdullah719]

Must have to say - you put a real twist in all theory .....

If you look at only Tests, then Asad has played the most in last four years. But not much of a difference.

Asad 35
Sarfaraz 34
Misbah/Younis 32
Azhar 31
Yasir 28

 

[Justcrazy]

If it is true , its sad.

 

[MMHS]

[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION],I know about the time period and I understand your point about the categories of central contract etc,but as you can see above Afridi,Misbah and Hafeez have all played more matches than Shafiq and were awarded the highest level of contracts.Azhar too has played approximately the same number of tests in the time period and around 40 ODI’s.He was also in the highest category since 2015,so maybe he should have earned more


Edit: Just saw your post above.

I think, they use 3 factors -

1. Test fee is much higher that ODI/T20
2. Category multiplier is much higher for higher Cat.
3. They factor seniority as well within Cat. - that means, a player with 50+ Test should earn lot more than a player with say <25 Tests, though both are in same Cat.

Sarfraz, probably was in C/D or retainer-ship in most part of this period and he entered the period with handful of matches.

 

[maxamax]

Former skipper Misbahul Haq earned Rs 71.4 million as match fees while incumbent captain Sarfraz pocketed Rs 69.1 million.Similarly Younis Khan was paid Rs59.8 million, Yasir Shah Rs52.6 million, Mohamamd Irfan Rs36.2 million, Shoaib Malik Rs54.7 million, Ahmed Shehzad Rs58.9 million, Shahid Afridi Rs55.6 million, Wahab Riaz Rs 51.8 million, Azhar Ali Rs60 million, Haris Sohail Rs20 million, Imad Wasim Rs20 million and Junaid Khan Rs40 million.

http://abbtakk.tv/en/341349-2asad-shafiq-highest-paid-cricketer-in-pakistan-over-past-4-years/

How many games they played to get those millions?

 

[QalandarFan]

I don't know if I believe this but that is very surprising if true!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

our boy owning haters since forever!!
[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=139982]Sarfarazian92[/MENTION] @Rayyaman

 

[moghul]

One of the worst ODI batsmen to play for Pak and an average test batsman but earns the most expect the unexpected this is Pak cricket after all.

Yeah, exactly, Misbah.

 

[msb314]

Have to say I am surprised but also have to keep in mind that considering the 4 year cycle - he was a regular ODI player up until about 2015

 

[Sarfarazian92]

our boy owning haters since forever!!
[MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=139982]Sarfarazian92[/MENTION] @Rayyaman

Not sure how genuine this ownage is, but the consistency with which he scores a century when he's on the verge of being dropped is the real ownage. )

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Not sure how genuine this ownage is, but the consistency with which he scores a century when he's on the verge of being dropped is the real ownage. )

true, he is such a troll, 5 out of 11 hundreds in losses, making Sachin proud

 

[Abdullah719]

Shafiq trumps Sarfraz, Misbah in annual remunerations

Pakistan’s right-hand batsman Asad Shafiq raked in more cash in the past four years than even the likes of former Test captain Misbahul Haq and current skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, according to a written reply sent to the Senate by Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada.

In the letter sent to the Senate, Riaz claims that Shafiq has taken home nearly Rs111.9 million as match fee during last four years — or approximately Rs28 million per annum.

Shafiq was followed by Muhammad Hafeez (Rs24.3 million), Misbah (Rs17.8 million), Sarfraz (Rs17.3 million), and Azhar Ali (Rs16.1 million) — the average per-annum pay they received in the last four years.

He further informed that 71 Pakistani cricketers— who represented the country in a combined total of 205 Tests, ODIs, and T20Is matches during the last five years — had collectively been paid Rs1.45 billion.

Meanwhile, during the last year (July 2016 to June 2017), Pakistan Cricket Board paid a sum of Rs353.9 million as match fee to nearly 43 cricketers it signed to play to represent the country in different formats.

Last year’s highest earner was Sarfraz, who received Rs29.6 million. He is followed by Azhar (Rs26.5 million), Babar Azam (Rs21.76 million), Yasir Shah (Rs21.84 million) and Mohammad Amir (Rs20.8 million). The lowest-paid player during last year was Amad Butt who received only Rs82,500.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1554796/7-shafiq-trumps-sarfraz-misbah-annual-remunerations/

 

[Saj]

I think they should reveal who makes what from the PSL, including backhanders.

Now that would be interesting.

 

[waleed88]

I think its a farce, there is so much money in our cricket no wonder Hockey Squash and Football are almost bankrupt in Pakistan, they don't even get proper facilities and sometimes don't even have their hotel rent paid on tours, players salaries are not paid for years off. What will happen when the cricket bureacracy rakes in all the revenue that is made just to keep the cricketing face of Pakistan relevant.

 

[Mamoon]

I think its a farce, there is so much money in our cricket no wonder Hockey Squash and Football are almost bankrupt in Pakistan, they don't even get proper facilities and sometimes don't even have their hotel rent paid on tours, players salaries are not paid for years off. What will happen when the cricket bureacracy rakes in all the revenue that is made just to keep the cricketing face of Pakistan relevant.

It is demand and supply. Hockey and squash are dead in Pakistan, and simply pumping money into it will not revive fan interest. People in Pakistan do not emotionally connect with hockey and squash the way they do with cricket. Even when we were the dominant hockey team in the world, cricket was still the sport that people invested in the most, and that is why Imran Khan and Miandad are bigger stars than Hassan Sardar and Shahbaz Ahmad.

There is quite a bit of interest in football these days especially in the north and the upper-middle class in Punjab and Sindh, but it is never going to compete with cricket in terms of fan following and popularity.

 

[waleed88]

It is demand and supply. Hockey and squash are dead in Pakistan, and simply pumping money into it will not revive fan interest. People in Pakistan do not emotionally connect with hockey and squash the way they do with cricket. Even when we were the dominant hockey team in the world, cricket was still the sport that people invested in the most, and that is why Imran Khan and Miandad are bigger stars than Hassan Sardar and Shahbaz Ahmad.

There is quite a bit of interest in football these days especially in the north and the upper-middle class in Punjab and Sindh, but it is never going to compete with cricket in terms of fan following and popularity.

Regardless of interest, its really unfair that one sports institution is dominating the other sports as the face of country, in India the cricketers and superstars promote their other sports.

I'm not gonna ahead on a limb and compare our country to England, but is it too much to ask even fair salaries for people representing the country, the fact that FIFA suspends Pakistan's license, and hockey players of country going unemployed. I understand demand and supply, but it seems when Najam Sethi and all those PCB officials have millions of packages just for travelling abroad. Are we really strapping cash from the other boards all into cricket, trying to bring cricket back to Pakistan, whereas other things in the country, the squash courts, hockey turfs and football grounds are not even looked at.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

If true, this is corruption. And it explains why one of the worst players in ODI history has been given so many chances. He's not even good in tests - just ok. He seems like a nice fellow so am sorry to put him down.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Must be nice to win the lottery.

 

[Suleiman]

Lmao what a legend )