No Pakistan player gets category A contract; Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan demoted
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has withheld category A central contracts for 2025-26, demoting Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan to category B. Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has been demoted from B to D. Fakhar Zaman, who was excluded from central contract list last year amid disciplinary issues, has been included in category B.