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BCCI Annual Player Contracts: Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan back; Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, two more in A-plus category

BCCI announced the annual player contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2024-25 season on Monday.

April 21, 2025 / 11:58 IST
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BCCI Annual Player Contracts: Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan back; Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, two more in A-plus category (BCCI Photo)

BCCI annual player contracts: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2024-25 season (October 1, 2024 to September 30 2025) on Monday. Shreyas Iyer, who appears to have solve India's long standing No. 4 conondrum, makes a return along with Ishan Kishan. Both players had lost their central contracts previously. Iyer finds his name in the Grade B category, while Ishan is placed in the Grade C category.

Meanwhile, only four players have been kept in the A+ category - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja. Also a number of upcoming talents such as Rajat Patidar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana have also been handed their maiden contracts.

Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, on the other hand, has been upgraded to A category.

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The contracts are divided in four categories - A+, A, B, C - and players are placed on the basis of their performance and participation across formats. Speculations were rife of Kohli, Rohit, and Jadeja being excluded from the A+ category, following their retirements from the T20Is. The players placed in the A+ category receive an annual salary of Rs 7 crore.