Overview
- The BCCI revealed its 2024-25 central contracts list, featuring 34 players across four grades, valid from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja retained their Grade A+ status, the highest category with a ₹7 crore annual salary.
- Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan returned to the contracts list after being dropped last year, placed in Grade B and Grade C, respectively.
- Rishabh Pant was promoted to Grade A following Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement, joining players like KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami in the ₹5 crore bracket.
- New entrants include Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, and Varun Chakravarthy in Grade C, while Shardul Thakur, Jitesh Sharma, KS Bharat, and Avesh Khan were omitted.