A recent report cleared that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has allowed Pakistan Super League (PSL) teams to increase their total salary cap by $25,000. Before this each team had an aggregate cap of $1.2 million for a team of 20 players. After the addition of $25,000 in cap salary for all franchises for picking another player to make a squad of 21 players for this season. Actually there are local and international players who took part in the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and while the players were drafted in five different categories and will be paid according to following categories. The players in Platinum Category will be paid minimum Rs 14 million for the season, the players selected in Diamond Category will make minimum Rs 7 million for the season, Rs 5 million minimum will be the salary for the players selected in Gold Category, in Silver Category, the players will make minimum Rs 2.2 million and the players selected in Emerging Category will make minimum Rs 1 million in salary.
MUHAMMAD BAKHTIYAR,
Turbat, November 15.