The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially revealed the Annual Player Contracts for the 2024–25 season (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025). This year’s list brings a mix of expected retentions, surprise promotions, and some notable omissions.
Stability at the Top: Grade A+ Unchanged
The prestigious Grade A+ category, which guarantees the highest annual retainership, remains unchanged. The elite group includes:
– Rohit Sharma
– Virat Kohli
– Jasprit Bumrah
– Ravindra Jadeja
These players continue to be the pillars of Indian cricket across formats.
Pant Gets Rewarded, Ashwin Left Out
One of the biggest talking points is the promotion of Rishabh Pant from Grade B to Grade A, reflecting his importance in the team’s Test and white-ball plans. Meanwhile, veteran off-spinner R. Ashwin has not been awarded a contract this year following his retirement from Test cricket during the tour of Australia.
Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan Return to the List
After missing out on contracts last year due to disciplinary reasons tied to skipping domestic duties, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan are back in the mix:
Iyer earns a Grade B contract
Kishan finds himself in Grade C
Their return shows the BCCI’s willingness to offer second chances after players align with domestic cricket priorities.
New Entrants: A Youthful Touch
The BCCI has also recognized emerging talents by awarding Grade C contracts to:
– Sarfaraz Khan
– Nitish Kumar Reddy
– Abhishek Sharma
– Akash Deep
– Varun Chakaravarthy
– Harshit Rana
Their consistent domestic and IPL performances have not gone unnoticed.
Shardul Thakur, Avesh, and Jitesh Out
In a clear message to underperforming or inconsistent players, the BCCI has dropped the following from the central contracts list:
– Shardul Thakur
– Avesh Khan
– KS Bharat
– Jitesh Sharma
Each of them had a Grade C contract last year, but couldn’t hold onto it this time around.
Complete List of BCCI Central Contracts (2024–25)
Grade A+
– Rohit Sharma
– Virat Kohli
– Jasprit Bumrah
– Ravindra Jadeja
Grade A
– R. Ashwin
– Mohammed Shami
– Mohammed Siraj
– KL Rahul
– Shubman Gill
– Hardik Pandya
– Rishabh Pant (Promoted)
Grade B
Suryakumar Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
Axar Patel
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Shreyas Iyer (New)
Grade C
– Rinku Singh
– Tilak Varma
– Ruturaj Gaikwad
– Shivam Dube
– Ravi Bishnoi
– Washington Sundar
– Mukesh Kumar
– Sanju Samson
– Arshdeep Singh
– Rajat Patidar
– Sarfaraz Khan (New)
– Nitish Kumar Reddy (New)
– Abhishek Sharma (New)
– Akash Deep (New)
– Varun Chakaravarthy (New)
– Harshit Rana (New)
– Ishan Kishan (New)
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