A PCB source said that after the South African tour the Board had got feedback from the team management that some players were not interested in playing Test matches.
"The reason for players preferring T20 cricket over Test matches is understandable since the difference between the fees paid out for a Test and a T20 match is not much," a source privy to discussion said.
Pakistan were whitewashed in the three-Test series with none of the Tests going into the fifth and final day.
He said that presently the board pays Rs 350,000 in the top bracket to players for a Test and around 30 to 35 percent less for a T20 match.
"There is a discussion going in the board that the test match fees should be increased in the new central contracts so that there is a visible difference between the fees for a test and ODI and T20 matches."
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