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  Why Rohit, Virat and Jadeja are in A+ contract list despite T20I retirements? BCCI official reveals

  Cricket | April 22, 2025 16:15 IST

  Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are the four players who have been retained in Grade A+ in the latest Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contract list. Rohit, Kohli and Jadeja have retired from T20Is and their inclusion in the top tier has raised questions.

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  Rishabh Pant's promotion, Ishan, Iyer included; major talking points from BCCI's central contracts

  Cricket | April 21, 2025 16:38 IST

  The return of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contracts is the biggest talking point. Both the players were not considered for retainership last year. Here are some major points from BCCI central contracts 2024-25.

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  Will Shreyas Iyer be considered for BCCI central contract after missing out in 2024?

  Cricket | March 02, 2025 18:17 IST

  Shreyas Iyer could have been automatically reinstated to the BCCI contract list, had he played more than eight ODIs before September 2024. Notably, since February 2024, when the contract list was announced, the 30-year-old has scored 369 runs and has arguably sealed his spot at No 4 in ODI cricket.

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  'If you don't respect...': Ex-Pakistan cricketer lauds BCCI's termination of Ishan, Iyer's contracts

  Cricket | March 03, 2024 15:16 IST

  The BCCI cracked the whip on Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, two of the members of India's World Cup squad by terminating their central contract for the 2023-24 season. Iyer and Kishan both missed red-ball domestic games and hence were punished for the same.

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  Shreyas Iyer falls cheaply in Ranji Trophy semis for Mumbai after BCCI central contract snub

  Cricket | March 03, 2024 12:29 IST

  Shreyas Iyer didn't do most with the opportunity he had in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Tamil Nadu in Mumbai. Iyer, who was dropped from India's Test squad in the middle of the England series, was left out of the BCCI's central contract list.

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  If this doesn't apply to all...: Irfan takes sly dig at Hardik on 'domestic participation' debate

  Cricket | February 29, 2024 15:37 IST

  The BCCI made a recommendation to all the players to feature in domestic cricket when not playing for India while announcing the annual central contracts for the 2023-24 season. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were the two big names dropped due to the same issue.

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  India TV Sports Wrap on February 29: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Cricket | February 29, 2024 11:05 IST

  BCCI announced their central contracts for the 2023-2024 season with 30 players in the list across four categories while UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy encountered a pitch invader in WPL match against Mumbai Indians. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on February 29.

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  Explained: Why Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were dropped from BCCI's annual central contract list?

  Cricket | February 29, 2024 8:45 IST

  The BCCI pulled up Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan rather decisively as the board left both of them out of the Indian men's team's annual central contracts list. 30 players were handed central contracts for 2023-24 across four categories with 11 new players getting it for the first time.

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  Rinku included; 7 players dropped, four promoted: Complete list of changes in BCCI central contracts

  Cricket | February 29, 2024 6:30 IST

  The BCCI sprung a few surprises while announcing the annual central contracts for the Indian men's team. There were 11 names in the list while four players were promoted from the last time. However, the big discussion point was the exclusion of the duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer.

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  BCCI Central Contracts: Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Hardik Pandya get demoted

  Cricket | March 02, 2022 22:07 IST

  The BCCI has four categories -- A+ which has annual remuneration of Rs 7 crore while A, B and C categories are valued at Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.

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  BCCI Central Contracts: Will Rahane-Pujara duo retain Grade A retainership? Rahul, Pant eye promotio

  Cricket | January 20, 2022 19:43 IST

  Another big question is whether the BCCI top brass is in a mood to upgrade two future captaincy contenders -- KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant -- alongside Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah in the elite A+ category.

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  Bhuvi enters Grade A of BCCI retainership; Gauti, Yuvi dumped

  Cricket | December 22, 2014 18:53 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Cricket Board on Monday dropped veterans Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh from their annual ‘Graded Retainership' even as UP seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar made it to the top bracket.The BCCI also chose