Lahore, March 12 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to drastically chop down the match fees for the players participating in the upcoming National T20 Cup, according to ESPNcricinfo.

After the recent cut in the match fees, players will now earn a match fee of PKR 10,000, a 75 percent fall from the last edition of the same tournament. In the previous edition, players earned a match fee of PKR 40,000. On the other hand, reserve players will receive PKR 5,000.

It is a massive pay cut compared to the one made as recently as 2022, when players used to earn PKR 60,000. The decision sharply contrasts with PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi's approach of shelling out money for the betterment of the sport in the nation.

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