Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday that the board has decided to implement a pay deduction policy in the national team to enhance the workability of the cricketers. "This policy will ensure quality performances from the players playing for the country, which will raise the level of cricket in Pakistan," a source in the PCB said.
The source further said that the policy has been enforced in the ongoing Test series against Zimbabwe and the players who will either miss a game or fail to score runs, will have to face a slashing in their salary for that particular match.
"A player who drops a catch will have a deduction of Rs 300 to 900 deduction in his match fee. A batsman who goes back to the pavilion without scoring a run will not be paid his share of fee for that match," blogs.bettor.com quoted the source as saying.
According to the new rules, the players have to inform the board in advance before getting injured otherwise they will face a pay deduction from the next series that they play in. "The PCB authorities feel that this method will revolutionise the game in the country," the source said.
The source also claimed that the head coach Waqar Younis decided to resign when he was told about the new rules and regulations as he was also to face a pay deduction in case the team lost a series.
"It is believed that Waqar was not comfortable with these restrictions and wanted to bid farewell before facing the embarrassment of a pay deduction," the source said.
Members from Cricket Australia (CA) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have also expressed their interest in the new policies of the PCB and have pledged to follow Pakistan if the new rules bring an improvement in the performance of the country's cricketers.
Pakistan's former skipper Shahid Afridi said that according to him the young players already do not make enough money and with the imposition of such a policy their chances to earn a better livelihood are surely going to be hindered.
Meanwhile, Chairman PCB, Ijaz Butt has rebuffed such notions and insisted that right now so there is no need to do that. "We have thought it out and believe that we are right and for players to improve their work ethics it is imperative for us to make them work hard for every dime they earn," said Butt.