LAHORE – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to award a cash prize of Rs10 million to mentor of the Champions ODI Cup winning team Panthers.
Reports said Panthers mentor Saqlain Mushtaq will soon receive his reward from the PCB. This prize money is separate from the announced prize pool for the tournament.
The PCB had decided to provide this bonus amount as an encouragement to the winning amount.
It is recalled that Test cricketers Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Malik, and Sarfaraz Ahmed were also assigned mentorship responsibilities. The mentors are also paid a monthly salary of Rs5 million.
In September, Panthers became the winners of the inaugural Champions One-Day Cup as they beat Markhors by five wickets in the final here at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.
Out of a Rs49 million prize pot, the Shadab Khan-led Panthers bagged prize money of Rs30 million while the Markhors collected the runners-up prize of Rs15 million.
Panthers bundled out the Markhors, after they opted to bat first, for a mere 122-run total in 33.4 overs and then took just 18 overs to chase it down with five wickets in the bag as skipper Shadab Khan hit the winning six. Abdul Wahid Bangalzai top scored for Panthers with 41 off 43 balls hitting five fours and two sixes.
