BCCI Player Contracts 2024-25 Announced: Who’s In, Who’s Out, Full Salary List

BCCI’s top-tier contracts remain unchanged, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja in A+. Shreyas Iyer returns to Grade B after missing out last season. This Annual Player Contracts is applicable from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Here’s what you need to know.

1. Who are the top-tier players in BCCI’s central contracts?

The A+ category remains unchanged, featuring:

Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli

Jasprit Bumrah

Ravindra Jadeja

2. Why were Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan dropped from the last iteration?

Iyer missed out for skipping domestic cricket. He is now part of Grade B. Kishan, who opted out of the Ranji Trophy after a break from internationals, is part of Grade C.

3. What’s new in the 2025 contract list?

Varun Chakaravarthy earns a contract after his Champions Trophy heroics.

Ashwin exits following his international retirement.

4. What are the contract categories and salaries?

Grade A+ – Rs 7 crore

Grade A – Rs 5 crore

Grade B – Rs 3 crore

Grade C – Rs 1 crore

5. How do players qualify for a contract?

Must play at least 3 Tests, 8 ODIs, or 10 T20Is in a year.

Chakaravarthy, with 18 international matches (4 ODIs and 12 T20Is), qualifies for Grade C. Harshit Rana, Abhishek Sharma and Nitish Kumar Reddy have earned their maiden contracts.

6. What’s the complete breakdown of the contracts

A+ Grade: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja

A Grade: Md. Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Md. Shami, Rishabh Pant

B Grade: Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer

C Grade: Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

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