Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma demoted from A+ to B in annual contracts list; only three players in top A category: Report

Hence, it is no surprise to learn that only three names are there in the top A category, and they are - Shubman Gill (Test and ODI captain), Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.

It is worth mentioning that both Rohit and Virat play just the one format now - ODIs, following their retirements from the T20Is and Tests. The duo have been in cracking form of late in the 50-over format, scoring runs for fun. Yes, Rohit did have a lean run in the last series against New Zealand, but one cannot look past his form in the previous two series against Australia and South Africa.

Earlier, the BCCI’s annual retainers were divided into four grades - A+, A, B and C, operating separately from the match fees system. Under the previous structure, Grade A+ was valued at INR 7 crore per year, Grade A at INR 5 crore, Grade B at INR 3 crore, and Grade C at INR 1 crore. However, as of now, it's not known what the new payment system would be, considering the A+ category has been removed.

B category: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer.

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