Karachi, Aug. 19 -- Pakistan stars Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha and Shadab Khan have been rewarded for their performances across the last 12 months by earning an upgrade on the side's central contract list for 2025/26.

The quintet all performed admirably over the past year and earned a promotion to Category B on the latest contract list that was unveiled by Pakistan today.

In total there are 30 players that win central contracts for the year that commenced on July 1 2025, with a total of 10 players listed in Category B.

That list is headed by former skipper Babar Azam, star opener Fakhar Zaman and pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi, with Abrar, Rauf, Ayub, Ali Agha and Shadab joining the group until at least June 30, 2...