We examine all the key details, players and salary regarding the 2024-2025 BCCI Central Contract, which was revealed on Wednesday with some major changes from last year’s list
BCCI announced the annual player retainership on Wednesday, 28 February, with two notable exclusions. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer did not make it to the list of players for the 2023-2024 Annual Player Contracts issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the previous year’s retainer, Iyer held Grade B, while Kishan was part of Grade C.
BCCI Central Contract 2024-25 players list, salary and money pay scale for each grade details
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2024-25 BCCI Central Contract details, categories, athletes list, and earnings
BCCI dropped Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the central contract on Wednesday after they missed the Ranji Trophy 2023–24. Notably, the Indian board prioritized players who participated in domestic tournaments when not representing the country. BCCI also refrained from disclosing the remuneration for the players, categorizing them into four groups.
Furthermore, players who play a minimum of 3 Tests, 8 ODIs, or 10 T20Is within the specified period will automatically receive inclusion in Grade C on a pro-rata basis. For example, Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan, who have participated in 2 Test matches thus far, will join Grade C if they partake in the Dharamsala Test Match, the 5th Test of the ongoing series against England.
Additionally, the Selection Committee has recommended Fast Bowling contracts for Akash Deep, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal, and Vidwath Kaverappa. As per the trend, cricketers in the A plus bracket usually earn Rs 7 crore annually, while those in A get Rs 5 crore, B receive Rs 3 crore, and those in the C category get Rs 1 crore, along with their match fees.
we examine the list of players from the 2024-25 BCCI Central Contracts:
| Category | Player |
| A+ | Rohit Sharma |
| Virat Kohli | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | |
| A | Ashwin |
| Mohammed Shami | |
| Mohammed Siraj | |
| KL Rahul | |
| Shubman Gill | |
| Hardik Pandya | |
| B | Suryakumar Yadav |
| Rishabh Pant | |
| Kuldeep Yadav | |
| Axar Patel | |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | |
| C | Rinku Singh |
| Tilak Verma | |
| Ruturaj Gaekwad | |
| Shardul Thakur | |
| Shivam Dube | |
| Ravi Bishnoi | |
| Jitesh Sharma | |
| Washington Sundar | |
| Mukesh Kumar | |
| Sanju Samson | |
| Arshdeep Singh | |
| KS Bharat | |
| Prasidh Krishna | |
| Avesh Khan | |
| Rajat Patidar |