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  PCB announces men's central contracts for 2025-26 season; 8 players dropped, Babar, Rizwan demoted

  Cricket | August 19, 2025 12:17 IST

  Pakistan 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 | June 18, 2025 17:17 IST

  New 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 | October 27, 2024 13:30 IST

  Pakistan 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 | March 28, 2024 9:30 IST

  Cricket 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 | 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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  I feel relieved after BCCI cleared me of wrongdoing, says Mohammed Shami

  Cricket | March 23, 2018 20:19 IST

  One 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 | March 07, 2018 20:30 IST

  Dhoni 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 | July 23, 2012 20:24 IST

  Lahore, 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,