Overview
- Multiple outlets report the announcement will arrive within days, earlier than the usual February timeline.
- Shubman Gill is expected to be elevated to the A+ bracket, with Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah also projected in the top tier.
- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are widely reported to be downgraded from A+ after stepping away from Tests and T20Is.
- Ishan Kishan is likely to return to the contracts list, while reports suggest Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar could miss out.
- Alongside contracts, the BCCI will consider revising match fees for umpires and referees, and officials have publicly backed Gautam Gambhir as Test coach.