Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday introduced that every participant would obtain $100,000, roughly Rs28 million, if the Inexperienced Shirts win the upcoming T20 World Cup.
In keeping with the cricket board, Naqvi made the remarks as he reached Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, the place the Babar Azam-led Pakistan squad began the nationwide camp on Saturday.
In a put up on social media platform X, the PCB stated Naqvi met each gamers and officers throughout his go to.
“The PCB chairman stayed with the gamers for 2 hours,” the board stated, including that Naqvi additionally held an in depth dialogue with the gamers on technique.
In keeping with the PCB, Naqvi introduced that every participant could be awarded $100,000 for successful the T20 World Cup. Naqvi additionally stated that the prize cash held no significance in comparison with lifting the trophy, expressing the hope that the group would increase the Pakistan flag.
The PCB chief additionally encourage gamers to “play with none strain” and to “compete vigorously”. “The victory shall be for you and the defeat shall be for me,” he stated.
“Don’t care about anybody. Solely play for Pakistan. Display teamwork on the sphere [and] God keen, victory shall be yours,” he stated.
Naqvi additional stated that every one the gamers had been united whereas additionally expressing the hope that fast-bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi would ship an amazing efficiency within the match.
“The nation has a variety of expectations from you. You need to fulfil them,” he informed the gamers.
Throughout his go to, the PCB chairman additionally handed out particular shirts to gamers for reaching milestones. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohamad Rizwan was awarded a shirt for finishing 3,000 T20 runs whereas pacer Naseem Shah was awarded a shirt for taking 100 T20 wickets.
Naqvi additionally hosted a lunch for the gamers and officers at a neighborhood resort later within the day, the PCB stated.
Pakistan are scheduled to depart for the T20 excursions to Eire and England later this month. The dual tour will put together the Inexperienced Shirts for the all-important T20 World Cup being staged within the US and West Indies from June 1-29.
