India, March 11 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly slashing match fees of players in domestic cricket and reducing facilities. The board had recently spent billions of rupees for renovating stadiums in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

According to a PTI report, the PCB has reduced the match fees of cricketers participating in the upcoming National T20 Championship from 100,000 Pakistani rupees per match to 10,000 per match, with reserve players getting 5000 per match. The tournament begins on March 14. The report further states, citing sources, the head of domestic cricket in the PCB, Abdullah Khurrum Niazi, has been "reducing facilities" for domestic players in the last few months.

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