The BCCI on Monday released list of players who have been handed central contracts. The top-tier contracts remain unchanged, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in A+. Shreyas Iyer, who missed out on last season’s contract, returns to Grade B. This Annual Player contract is applicable from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were dropped from the central contract after not taking part in domestic matches. Iyer did not turn up for the Ranji Trophy tie in February 2024, citing an injury concern, while Ishan Kishan opted out of the Ranji Trophy for Jharkhand after taking a small break from competitive cricket.
As per the BCCI’s policy, cricketers who meet the criteria of playing a minimum of three Tests or eight ODIS or 10 T20IS within the specified period are automatically included in Grade C on a pro-rata basis.
Varun Chakavararthy is the newest entrant in the BCCI’s central contracts list following his heroics in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy. Ravichandran Ashwin is no longer on the list after retiring from international cricket in December 2024. Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Abhishek Sharma have also earned their maiden BCCI central contracts.
Full list of BCCI Men’s Central Contracts for the 2024-25 season
Grade A+: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja
Grade A: Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and Rishabh Pant
Grade B: Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer
Grade C: Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Harshit Rana.
