By IANS,
Karachi : The Pakistan Hockey Federation has approved performance-oriented central contracts for leading national players for a three-month period, starting Jan 1.
The players will continue to receive an incentive bonus of Rs.50,000 in category A while those in B and C categories will get Rs.40,000 and Rs.30,000, respectively.
The list includes legendary drag-flicker Sohail Abbas but does not have Muhammad Imran, till recently the captain, playmaker Waseem Ahmed and goalkeeper Salman Akbar. The three have also been omitted from a preliminary list of probables for the London Olympics citing poor form and fitness.
Six promising juniors have also been handed out central contracts.
The List:
Category A: Sohail Abbas, Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mahmood, Shakeel Abbasi, Waqas Sharif, Rehan Butt.
Category B: Imran Shah, Muhammad Irfan, Rizwan Senior, Abdul Haseem Khan, Shafqat Rasool.
Category C: Kashif Shah, Muhammad Tousiq, Muhammad Zubair, Ali Shan, Rizwan Junior, Umar Bhutta.
Juniors: Mazhar Abbas, Kas