Shan Masood's promotion in PCB central contract

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday upgraded the central contract of Pakistan Test team captain Shan Masood.

According to the details, the board decided as part of its policy that if any player on central contract who is below A or B category becomes captain, his contract will be shifted to B category till he continues the captaincy.

As per PCB policy, the central contract of Shan Masood has been upgraded from D to B category.

The 34-year-old Shaan Masood was appointed the captain of Pakistan Test team on November 15 and has been appointed the captain till the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship 2023-25.

Left-handed batsman Shan Masood has scored 1597 runs in 30 Test matches and his first assignment as captain is the three-match Test series against Australia starting on December 14.

The first Test of the series between the two teams will be played in Perth from December 14 to 18. The second Test will be played in Melbourne from December 26 to 30 and the third Test will be played in Sydney from January 03 to 07.