BCCI Scraps A+ Contracts for 2025–26 as Multiformat Pool Shrinks

The board cites a lack of all-format regulars after format retirements by senior players.

Overview

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the A+ slab will be removed for the 2025–26 cycle, consolidating players into A, B and C tiers, with the official list to be released soon.
The move follows Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma limiting themselves to ODIs and Ravindra Jadeja stepping away from T20Is, reducing the number of multiformat candidates.
Last season’s A+ group comprised Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, with retainers at ₹7 crore for A+, ₹5 crore for A, ₹3 crore for B and ₹1 crore for C.
Reports indicate Jasprit Bumrah, still active across formats with workload management, is likely to retain a ₹7 crore-level retainer despite the structural change.
Saikia said one-format players do not meet former A+ criteria and described the change as procedural, adding that individual placements will be known once contracts are announced.