Overview

• The BCCI announced its central contracts for the 2024-25 season, featuring 34 players divided into four grades: A+, A, B, and C.
• Grade A+ includes marquee players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah, with an annual remuneration of INR 7 crore.
• Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan make their return to the contracts list, placed in Grade B and Grade C respectively, after missing out last year due to domestic cricket absences.
• New entrants Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Abhishek Sharma have earned their first central contracts, reflecting their recent performances.
• Ravichandran Ashwin is excluded from the list following his retirement in December 2024, while several other players, including Shardul Thakur and Avesh Khan, were not retained.