BCCI central contracts 2025-26: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli remain in the top bracket. (BCCI)The inclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan in Grade B and C headlined the annual player contracts issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday. In early 2024, the duo’s name was removed from the BCCI contract list after they didn’t turn up to play Ranji Trophy matches. While Ishan hasn’t played an international match since then, Shreyas has managed to not just redeem himself but evolve into an integral member of the ODI set-up, playing a key role in India’s Champions Trophy triumph.
Other than the inclusion of the two, there are not any other major promotions and demotions. Grade A+, which is the top category and sees players take home Rs 7 crore, includes Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. With Ravichandran Ashwin hanging up his boots, Rishabh Pant has climbed from Grade B to Grade A joining KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya. Players in Grade A get Rs 5 crore annually.
Despite being taking over as India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav continues to remain in Grade B (Rs 3 crore) as he still remains a one format player. Interestingly, Kuldeep Yadav who is part of all three squads still finds himself in Grade B and so does Axar Patel. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas who have been part of just one format, complete the list.
The Grade C with a retainership of Rs 1 crore sees 19 players in the list. Ishan, despite not playing a single match in the previous international season, has managed to get back into the fold. While 16 players were part of this grade in the previous cycle, the BCCI has increased it to 19 as there have been new additions to India’s fold in the recent months. Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Varun Chakaravarthy have all been included in Grade C.
Interestingly, unlike the previous season where the BCCI handed out a fast bowling contract for those who performed exceedingly well in the domestic circuit, the board hasn’t come up with any list this time.
Player contract grades and salaries
Grade A+ – Rs 7 crore
Grade A – Rs 5 crore
Grade B – Rs 3 crore
Grade C – Rs 1 crore
BCCI Central Contracts 2024-25 Player List
| GRADE | NUMBER | PLAYERS |
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A+
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1 | Rohit Sharma |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | |
| 3 |
Jasprit Bumrah
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| 4 |
Ravindra Jadeja
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|
|
A
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5 | Md. Siraj |
| 6 | KL Rahul | |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | |
| 8 | Hardik Pandya | |
| 9 | Md. Shami | |
| 10 | Rishabh Pant | |
|
B
|
11 |
Suryakumar Yadav
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| 12 | Kuldeep Yadav | |
| 13 | Axar Patel | |
| 14 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal
|
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| 15 | Shreyas Iyer | |
|
C
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16 | Rinku Singh |
| 17 | Tilak Verma | |
| 18 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad
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| 19 | Shivam Dube | |
| 20 | Ravi Bishnoi | |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | Mukesh Kumar | |
| 23 | Sanju Samson | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 |
Prasidh Krishna
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| 26 | Rajat Patidar | |
| 27 | Dhruv Jurel | |
| 28 | Sarfaraz Khan | |
| 29 |
Nitish Kumar Reddy
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| 30 | Ishan Kishan | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | Akash Deep | |
| 33 |
Varun Chakaravarthy
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| 34 | Harshit Rana | |
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