The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially unveiled the men’s domestic contracts for the 2025–26 season, expanding both the player pool and the structural framework to better reward domestic talent across the country.
For the first time in PCB history, the board has awarded a total of 157 contracts to players — a significant increase from last season’s 131. These contracts will run from August 2025 to July 2026. The categories have also been expanded from three to four tiers, reflecting the PCB’s growing emphasis on recognizing consistent performers across the domestic circuit.
The new distribution includes 30 players in Category DC1, 55 in DC2, 51 in DC3 and 21 in DC4. This ensures a broader range of cricketers, both seasoned professionals and emerging talent, benefit from the system.
According to the PCB, players were shortlisted following a comprehensive evaluation of performances across all domestic tournaments held during the 2024–25 season, including both red-ball and white-ball formats.
The 2025–26 domestic calendar began with the 12-team Hanif Mohammad Trophy in August and will feature, two first-class tournaments, three non-first-class red-ball events, one List A, tournament, the two-phase National T20 Cup and the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League.
With the domestic season already underway, the PCB’s latest initiative reflects its intent to further strengthen the foundation of Pakistan cricket, one where performers in domestic arenas receive the recognition and rewards they deserve.
| Player | Region | Player | Region | Player | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abid Ali | Lahore | Aamir Jamal | Islamabad | Akif Javed | FATA |
| Azan Awais | Sialkot | Faisal Akram | Multan | Haseebullah | Quetta |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Peshawar | Imam-ul-Haq | Lahore | Jahandad Khan | Rawalpindi |
| Kamran Ghulam | Abbottabad | Kashif Bhatti | Hyderabad | Khalid Usman | Abbottabad |
| Mir Hamza | Karachi | Mohammad Ali | Sialkot | Mohammad Hasnain | Hyderabad |
| Mohammad Huraira | Sialkot | Mohammad Ismail | Multan | Muhammad Irfan Khan | Faisalabad |
| Muhammad Shahzad | Multan | Mushtaq Ahmed | Larkana | Niaz Khan | Peshawar |
| Nisar Ahmed | Lahore | Omair Bin Yousuf | Karachi | Tayyab Tahir | Lahore |
| Umar Amin | Islamabad | Umar Siddiq | Lahore | Usman Khan | Karachi |
| Usman Tariq | Peshawar | Waqar Hussain | Multan | Zahid Mehmood | Larkana |
| Player | Region | Player | Region | Player | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Faseeh | Rawalpindi | Abdul Samad | Faisalabad | Ahmed Bashir | Lahore |
| Ahmed Safi Abdullah | Faisalabad | Ali Raza | Sialkot | Ali Zaryab | Lahore |
| Arafat Minhas | Multan | Arif Yaqoob | Karachi | Arshadullah | FATA |
| Asif Afridi | FATA | Ayaz Tasawwar | Sialkot | Danish Aziz | Karachi |
| Haider Ali | Rawalpindi | Hassan Raza | AJK | Imran Butt | Lahore |
| Jalat Khan | Quetta | Kashif Ali | Rawalpindi | Khawaja Mohammad Nafay | Karachi |
| Maaz Sadaqat | Peshawar | Mehran Mumtaz | Rawalpindi | Mehran Sanwal | Bahawalpur |
| Mirza Tahir Baig | Sialkot | Mohsin Riaz | Sialkot | Mohammad Amir Khan | Peshawar |
| Mohammad Arif | Abbottabad | Mohammad Faizan | Faisalabad | Mohammad Imran Jnr | Peshawar |
| Mohammad Naeem | FATA | Mohammad Rameez Jnr | Lahore | Mohammad Salman | Lahore |
| Mohammad Suleman | Hyderabad | Mubasir Khan | Rawalpindi | Muhammad Awais Zafar | Faisalabad |
| Muhammad Ghazi Ghori | Karachi | Muhammad Imran | Faisalabad | Musa Khan | Islamabad |
| Qasim Akram | Lahore | Rameez Aziz | Karachi | Rohail Nazir | Islamabad |
| Saad Baig | Karachi | Saad Khan | Hyderabad | Saad Masood | Rawalpindi |
| Saifullah Bangash | Karachi | Sameen Gul | FATA | Shahid Aziz | FATA |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | Larkana | Shamyl Hussain | Islamabad | Sharoon Siraj | Multan |
| Sirajuddin | FATA | Ubaid Shah | Lahore | Usama Mir | Sialkot |
| Waqar Ahmed | Peshawar | Waseem Akram Jnr | Multan | Yasir Khan | Rawalpindi |
| Zaman Khan | AJK |
| Player | Region | Player | Region | Player | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Yamin | Multan | Abbas Ali | Peshawar | Abdullah Fazal | Karachi |
| Abdur Rehman | Sialkot | Abdul Rehman Muzammil | Multan | Abdul Wahid Bangalzai | Quetta |
| Afaq Afridi | FATA | Afaq Ahmed | Abbottabad | Adil Amin | Peshawar |
| Aftab Khan | Karachi | Ali Hamza Wasim | Bahawalpur | Ali Husnain | Rawalpindi |
| Ali Usman | Multan | Amad Butt | Sialkot | Arsal Sheikh | Islamabad |
| Asad Raza | Faisalabad | Asif Ali | Faisalabad | Bilawal Bhatti | Sialkot |
| Fawad Alam | Karachi | Hasnain Nadeem | AJK | Imran Dogar | Lahore |
| Israr Hussain | Abbottabad | Jahanzaib Sultan | Karachi | Jawad Ali | Hyderabad |
| Kamran Afzal | Lahore | Mohsin Khan | Peshawar | Mohammad Adil | Abbottabad |
| Mohammad Amir Barki | Peshawar | Mohammad Asghar | Karachi | Mohammad Azab | Bahawalpur |
| Mohammad Hamza | Karachi | Mohammad Huzaifa | Bahawalpur | Mohammad Sarwar Afridi | FATA |
| Mohammad Taha | Karachi | Mohammad Umar | Karachi | Mohammad Zeeshan | Faisalabad |
| Muhammad Akhlaq | Lahore | Naqeebullah | Quetta | Nabi Gul | Peshawar |
| Naseerullah Khan | Islamabad | Obaid Shahid | Lahore | Raja Hamza Waheed | Islamabad |
| Rizwan Mehmood | Hyderabad | Saad Nasim | Lahore | Salman Irshad | AJK |
| Saqib Khan | Karachi | Shahab Khan | Abbottabad | Shahzaib Khan | Abbottabad |
| Shehzad Gul | Faisalabad | Taimur Khan | Rawalpindi | Tahir Hussain | Multan |
| Player | Region | Player | Region | Player | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aashar Mehmood | Sialkot | Abu Huraira | Dera Murad Jamali | Aqib Khan | Abbottabad |
| Aqib Liaqat | AJK | Aqib Shah | Rawalpindi | Ali Shan | Faisalabad |
| Bismillah Khan | Quetta | Faizan Saleem | AJK | Gulfam Aziz | Bahawalpur |
| Imran Rafiq | Multan | Mansoor Ali | Abbottabad | Mohammad Ali Taj | Islamabad |
| Mohammad Ammar | Bahawalpur | Mohammad Faizan Jnr | Peshawar | Mohammad Irfan | Lahore |
| Muhammad Hammad Khan | Islamabad | Sajjad Ali Hashmi | Abbottabad | Sharjeel Khan | Hyderabad |
| Shoaib Akhtar Jnr | Sialkot | Taj Wali | AJK | Zain Abbas | Multan |