The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a stern warning to six-seven centrally contracted players, urging them to improve their fitness or risk losing their contracts.

The team's fitness trainer and physiotherapist will conduct another round of fitness tests on Monday in Lahore after some players didn’t meet the required benchmarks in the tests held earlier this month.

“The players who have central and domestic contracts have been told in clear terms that there will be no compromise on fitness and they have to meet the benchmarks set by the team’s fitness experts,” a Board official said.

The official said that "the two foreign head coaches, Jason Gillispie and Gary Kirsten, had told the PCB Chairman that no player should be given any benefit as far as fitness levels are concerned.”

The PCB has delayed the announcement of the list of players eligible for central contracts for the 2024/2025 period, which typically runs from July to July.

The Board is likely to hand out a lesser number of contracts this year.