PCB announced reward for ground staff for efficiency in PSL V

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has declared a reward for its ground staff who worked eagerly during the fifth release of Pakistan Super League which was held totally in the nation for the first-historically speaking time this year.

The PSL-V, which was sorted out from Feb 20 to March 17 must be stopped due to Covid-19 at the semi-last stage booked for March 17 at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Prior, during the occasion, numerous matches were upset because of the downpour which required a ton of endeavours of the ground staff to make the ground playable, particularly the matches in Rawalpindi and Lahore.

In a large number of those matches, the additional endeavours propelled by the ground staff made the play conceivable.

"Upwards of 63 ground staff across Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi will get a 50% reward on their pay rates for the long stretch of August. Moreover, the board will likewise give an award of Rs 10,000 to five non-PCB utilized day by day bets," a PCB public statement.

"That the fans were treated with excellent cricketing activity and advanced toward stadia everywhere throughout the nation was to some degree because of the easy work of these 68 ground staff who delivered top-notch cricket pitches other than getting ready faultless outfields that brought about riveting cricketing activity.

The group participation at all four scenes was a stunning 87%," the public statement included.

PCB Chief Operating Officer Salman Naseer stated: "The ground staff have a difficult activity. Their work is absolutely critical in smooth execution of cricket coordinates so it is critical that their work is recognized and they are remunerated for their endeavours.

"Our ground staff were exceptional during the HBL PSL prior this year particularly when they were stood up to with unfavourable climate conditions. They worked with incredible devotion nonstop to convey top-quality pitches and outfields, which delivered the absolute most energizing T20 matches.

"After quite a while, we are presently hoping to have the entirety of our cricket back in the nation and with the great work of these ground staff, I am certain our fans will be treated with top-quality cricketing activity when first-class cricket resumes in the nation."

Granting the reward to ground staff is a decent advance and ideally, the PCB will likewise reexamine its choice of halting the month to month commitment of 240 ground staff and custodians to get them its overlay as they all are cricketing resources.

The PCB, it might be referenced that, following up on its new constitution presented on Aug 19, 2019, had annulled the 16 territorial cricket relationship, with whom these caretakers and ground staff were working. While some part of their month to month compensations were being offered by their individual territorial bodies, another segment was being paid by the PCB. Yet, after the PCB halted its commitment, they were not prepared to carry out the responsibility just on the part being offered by their local bodies the same number of them left the working. It brought about creation a large number of them jobless.