Cricket Australia also welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement regarding national principles for the recommencement of community and professional sport, as agreed by the national cabinet.
Khawaja and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis were the two big names who were dropped from the central contracts list.
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in consultation with medical experts, sporting bodies, and federal and state governments, has come up with guidelines, restricting the use of saliva and sweat to shine the ball.
Australia's star batsman Marnus Labuschagne has been included in Cricket Australia's 20-member list of contracted players for the upcoming season.
Under financial stress, CA has already put 80 per cent of its staff on 20 per cent salary till end of June, while a handful of others, including the executives, remained on 80 per cent pay.
Cricket Australia has already stood down 80 per cent of its staff and now is in talks with Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) regarding a potential players' pay cut.
The ECB had previously announced that no cricket would be played until May 28 but that date has now been extended in view of the prevailing situation getting worse in the United Kingdom.
Graeme Watson, who was an all-rounder during his playing days, died at the age of 75.
Cricket Australia is under huge financial pressure due to global lockdown and has laid off 80 per cent of its staff. India's four-Test tour in December-January could provide relief to the struggling body.
Like other sports, cricketing action too has come to a complete halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the IPL indefinitely postponed and the T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia, facing an uncertain future.
Cricket Australia is currently not eligible for the federal government's JobKeeper support program having lost no major revenue streams from cancelled matches.
CA chief Kevin Roberts said that playing against India in a single city without spectators is an option. The empty-stadium solution is also being considered for World T20 with the ICC to discuss the contingency plan for the tournament this Thursday.
Cricket Australia is also pushing ahead with plans to stage the T20 World Cup, which is slated to run October 18 to November 15.
It was only last week that Cricket Australia had furloughed 80 per cent of their staff until end of the financial year, implying that they will be on just 20 per cent of the staff members until June 30.
Ratra, who has worked with the Indian women's team and coached Assam in the latest domestic season, cleared seven modules to obtain the certification. The 38-year-old is already a BCCI-certified Level 2 coach and his next goal is to clear Level 3.
CA has decided to furlough the majority of its staff members for the remainder of the financial year in a bid to cope up with the financial crisis incurred following the coronavirus pandemic.
A pay cut for the top cricketers seems to be on the cards with Cricket Australia delaying annual contracts for both the men's and women's national teams.
The coronavirus outbreak, which has so far claimed more than 30,000 lives globally, has brought all cricket activities to a halt with Australia calling off their domestic Sheffield Shield.
Cricket Australia has not directed the players officially with its chief executive Kevin Roberts on Tuesday saying that players were individually contracted to their IPL teams and can make up their own minds to compete in the 2020 IPL or not.
The men's T20 World Cup is slated to begin with the pre-qualifiers from October 18-23 followed by the main 12-team competition from October 24.
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