Pakistan central contracts: Babar Azam, Rizwan demoted as PCB expands player pool to 30 for 2025-26; No player in A category

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Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan have been demoted in the Pakistan Men's Contracts for the forthcoming 2025-26 international cycle. (AP)

Only days after being snubbed from the T20I squad yet again, veteran batters Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan have been demoted in the Pakistan Men’s Contracts for the forthcoming 2025-26 international cycle, announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday.

While Babar and Rizwan were the only men to be placed Category A last year, PCB’s upgraded contracts roster from 27 in 2024-25 to 30 this year has seen a rise in the Category B player bracket.

Pakistan 2025-26 Central Contracts:

Category B (10 players): Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi

Category C (10 players): Abdullah Shafique, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Sahibzada Farhan, Sajid Khan and Saud Shakeel

Category D (10 players): Ahmed Daniyal, Hussain Talat, Khurram Shahzad, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Shan Masood and Sufyan Moqim.

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