Central Contracts
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PCB announces men's central contracts for 2025-26 season; 8 players dropped, Babar, Rizwan demoted
Cricket | Aug 19, 2025, 12:17 PM ISTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed 30 players for annual central contracts for the 2025-26 season while adding 12 new ones and dropping eight from the previous list. Test captain Shan Masood and stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were demoted from their previous categories.
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Bella James, Bree Illing new entrants in New Zealand women's central contracts for 2025-26 season
Cricket | Jun 18, 2025, 05:17 PM ISTNew Zealand Cricket (NZC) handed out the central contracts to as many as 17 women players for the 2025-26 season with Sophie Devine being the only big omission. Devine, who will retire from ODIs after the World Cup later this year, signed a casual playing contract.
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Pakistan announce annual contracts for 2024-25; Shaheen's category dropped, Shan Masood promoted
Cricket | Oct 27, 2024, 01:30 PM ISTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the annual retainership contracts for the men's team for 2024-25 with former captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan being the only ones in category A. There were quite a few changes from the last time around with five new inductees.
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Stoinis, Warner dropped; 4 new players added as CA announces central contracts list for 2024-25
Cricket | Mar 28, 2024, 09:30 AM ISTCricket Australia (CA) announced the annual central contracts list for 2024/25 with 23 names included. All-rounder Marcus Stoinis and David Warner were the biggest snubs among five players who didn't find themselves on the list after being there last year while four new ones were added.
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Explained: Why Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were dropped from BCCI's annual central contract list?
Cricket | Feb 29, 2024, 08:45 AM ISTThe 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 | Feb 29, 2024, 06:30 AM ISTThe 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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I feel relieved after BCCI cleared me of wrongdoing, says Mohammed Shami
Cricket | Mar 23, 2018, 08:19 PM ISTOne of India's most craftiest fast bowlers of recent times, Shami said that the past two weeks were extremely tough for him.
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Play more and get more, says BCCI official on MS Dhoni's relegation from top bracket of contracts
Cricket | Mar 07, 2018, 08:30 PM ISTDhoni and Ashwin have been bracketed in the A category along with Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Wridhhiman Saha.
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Akmal, Sami set to get central contracts
Cricket | Jul 23, 2012, 08:24 PM ISTLahore, Jul 23: A PCB committee has recommended that wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Sami be offered central contracts for the year 2012.PCB sources said the committee, headed by Intikhab Alam, had recommended that Akmal,