February 25, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistani batsman Fawad Alam was elated over his elevation to category C in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s Central Contract list 2021 and thanked the board for the promotion.
The PCB has promoted wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan from category B of the central contract to category A and has included Fawad Alam in the list of centrally-contracted cricketers.
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"Alhamdulillah! Can't thank Allah enough for always being in my favour and granting me success. Hard work pays off indeed. Thank you @TheRealPCB for elevating me to category C of the PCB’s Central Contract list 2020-21," Alam wrote on Twitter.
Fawad Alam was elevated from the A+ domestic contract category to category C of the PCB Central Contract List 2020-21.
The PCB had also offered a category-C contract to T20I specialist Mohammad Hafeez, however, he politely declined.
“This is a reward for their hard work and high-quality performances during difficult and challenging bio-secure environments that tested their determination, resolve, commitment, mental toughness, and physical fitness to the limits,” the PCB CEO Wasim Khan said in a statement.