BCCI Releases Annual Retainership Contracts: Sharma, Kohli, Bumrah, and Jadeja in Grade A with 7 Crore; Iyer and Kishan Lose Contracts
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today confirmed the senior men’s team’s annual retainership contracts for the 2023-24 season, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja earning 7 crore rupees each year. While KL Rahul and Shubman Gill were promoted, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan lost their contracts due to their alleged refusal to play domestic cricket despite the Board’s directions. The apex body of Indian cricket has warned cricketers of serious penalties, but Iyer and Ishan opted to disregard the advice. Ishan missed the entire Ranji Trophy season for Jharkhand, while Iyer pretended to have a back ailment to avoid playing in Mumbai’s last league match and quarterfinal. Both are currently competing in the DY Patil T20 Tournament.
With yearly retainers of 5 crore rupees, R Ashwin, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, and Hardik Pandya are within the Grade A institution. With an annual retainer of three crore rupees, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Yashasvi Jaiswal were categorised as Grade B players.
The principal contracts listing of thirty gamers, numerous of them were new, which includes Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma. The two were multiplied to the 15-participant Grade C division after you have an annual retainership of 1 crore rupees. Within this organization are Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube, players who’ve returned to the Indian T20I team with extremely good success. Included within the ‘C’ listing is Jitesh Sharma, who changed Ishan Kishan inside the Indian T20I beginning 11.
Players that met sure criteria, such gambling in no less than 3 Tests, eight ODIs, or ten T20Is in the unique term (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024), were mechanically granted seasoned rata Grade C contracts.
Furthermore, the choice committee authorized the contracts for Fast Bowling for Vidwath Kaverappa, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal, Akash Deep, and Vijaykumar Vyshak.