Lahore(Staff Reporter)
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sunday announced a monthly stipend for the supplementary panel of
match officials.
The supplementary panel includes 23 members consisting of 15 umpires and eight match referees and
this will happen for the very first time that a monthly stipend will be paid to the match officials of this
category.
A stipend of Rs25000 was decided for each member of the panel.
PCB also announced a match fee of Rs10000 per day for all of the match officials and also a daily
allowance of Rs2500 per day, along with their travel and accommodation expenses.
According to PCB, match officials can earn up to Rs52000 in a four-day match and in limited-overs
cricket, they can now earn Rs15000 per match.
Earlier, PCB granted the monthly stipend only to the match officials in the International and Elite panels.
The monthly stipend of the International Panel was Rs.132250 and the Elite Panel was given a monthly
stipend of Rs69575.
PCB also provides logistical facilities to the officials in domestic and age group cricket.
Two national hockey players resign due to financial problems
Pakistan hockey team vice-captain Imad Shakeel Butt and player Mubasher Ali sent their resignations to
the hockey federation due to the bleak outlook of financial security for players, reported 24NewsHD TV
channel.
Two important players of the national hockey team resigned from the team due to financial problems.
Imad Shakeel Butt sent his resignation as a member of the Pakistan Hockey Team to the Pakistan Hockey
Federation (PHF).
He said it was an honor to be a part of the national hockey team since 2013 and he was grateful for the
opportunity to learn a lot from his senior players and coaches. Imad Shakeel Butt represented Pakistan
in 145 matches in ten years.
“Unfortunately, I am resigning from the Pakistan Hockey Team immediately,” the resignation text reads.
Imad Butt said: “This is not an easy decision for me, I had to take a step due to a family situation in
unchanging circumstances. I now have to decide my future plans and priorities.”
Mubasher Ali in his resignation letter said that it was an honor to play for the national team since 2017
but he was resigning from the national hockey team with immediate effect. He said that he has to look
toward his family’s future. “We need financial security, which is not possible in the current situation,” he
added.
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