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Shreyas Iyer & Ishan Kishan IN, 5 Players OUT! Complete List Of Changes In BCCI's Central Contract List
@Source: news18.com
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X on Monday (April 21) to announce the annual player retainership for the ongoing 2024-25 season. As many as 34 players managed to secure their place in four categories, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah being part of the A+ category, and the quartet is set to earn Rs 7 crore per year.
Last year 32 players were part of the central contract list, but this year 34 players managed to secure the deal.
Here’s a look at the complete list of changes in BCCI’s central contract list.
OUT: Five players – Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jitesh Sharma, KS Bharat and Avesh Khan – were part of the central contract list last year, but this year, they failed to seal the deal. While Ashwin has retired from international cricket, the other four were part of Grade C in the 2023-24 cycle.
IN: Seven players – Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Harshit Rana – are part of the 2024-25 central contract list after missing out last season. While Iyer and Ishan were not considered for annual contracts in the 2023-24 season, the remaining five earned their maiden central contracts. Iyer is part of Grade B and is set to pocket Rs 3 crore, whereas the remaining six are in Grade C and will earn Rs 1 crore per year.
Promotion: Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been promoted from Grade B to Grade A, and fast bowler Akash Deep has been added to Grade C for the 2024-25 season from the fast bowling contracted players list.
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BCCI announces annual player retainership 2024-25 – Team India (Senior Men)#TeamIndia
Details ?https://t.co/lMjl2Ici3P pic.twitter.com/CsJHaLSeho
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 21, 2025
Centrally contracted players in the 2023-24 season
Grade A+: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja.
Grade A: Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya.
Grade B: Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Grade C: Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, KS Bharat, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan.
Centrally contracted players in the 2024-25 season
Grade A+: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja.
Grade A: Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant
Grade B: Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer
Grade C: Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana
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