PCB Contracts: Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam Perform Way Below Par in ODIs and T20s

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-19 08:46:47 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-20 00:04:37

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Top Pakistani cricketers Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan have been demoted to Category 'B' from Elite Category 'A' by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the national team fared poorly in the recent away series against England. Not only did Pakistan lose the ODI and T20 series against England, but they also failed to qualify for the 2023 World Cup after losing the crucial qualifier playoff against Australia and Zimbabwe.

This poor performance resulted in the PCB not extending elite contracts to any cricketer and categorizing 30 players in category 'B', 'C' and 'D'. Category 'B' includes the likes of Azam and Rizwan, while the likes of Shaheen Afridi, Imad Wasim, and Mohammed Hafeez have been placed in Category 'A'.

This move by the PCB indicates a changing of the guard, with younger players given the opportunity to flourish and prove themselves at the international level. It remains to be seen if the demotion motivates Azam and Rizwan to perform at their best and help Pakistan achieve better results in future.

Meanwhile, the PCB has taken a bold move to reboot Pakistani cricket, and it remains to be seen if this reshuffling has the intended effect on the national team's performance in the future.

Stay tuned as we bring you more updates on Pakistan cricket.

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