BCCI Central Contracts 2024-25: Who has been promoted and who has been demoted?

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Apr 21, 2025, 18:10 IST

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The BCCI announced annual player contracts for Team India have been announced, with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja retaining A+ status. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan received Grade B and Grade C contracts, respectively, after prior exclusion due to Ranji Trophy absence. Rishabh Pant was promoted to Grade A, while several new players secured Grade C contracts.

BCCI Central Contracts 2024-25: Who has been promoted and who has been demoted?

Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2024-25 season (October 1st, 2024 to September 30th, 2025). In notable changes, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have been handed Grade B and Grade C contracts, respectively, after going without one last year. Their absence from the central contracts had created quite a flutter as they had opted against playing Ranji Trophy, a move that didn't sit well with the Indian cricket board.
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There are no changes in the A+ category which continues to be occupied by Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. R Ashwin has not been handed a contract since his retirement from Test cricket during the tour of Australia.
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India Test wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has been bumped from Grade B to Grade A in the four-tier system that features 34 players across categories of Grade A+, Grade A, Grade B and Grade C.

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Contracts have also been handed to Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana.
Meanwhile, not appearing in the latest list are: Shardul Thakur, Jitesh Sharma, KS Bharat, Avesh Khan.
BCCI Central Contracts 2024-25
Grade A+: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja
Grade A: R Ashwin, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya
Grade B: Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Grade 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
PROMOTED:
Rishabh Pant (From Grade B to Grade A)
Shreyas Iyer (No Contract to Grade B)
Ishan Kishan (No Contract to Grade C)
Sarfaraz Khan (No Contract to Grade C)
Nitish Kumar Reddy (No Contract to Grade C)
Abhishek Sharma (No Contract to Grade C)
Akash Deep (No Contract to Grade C)
Varun Chakaravarthy (No Contract to Grade C)
Harshit Rana (No Contract to Grade C)
DEMOTED:
Shardul Thakur (From Grade C to No Contract)
Jitesh Sharma (From Grade C to No Contract)
KS Bharat (From Grade C to No Contract)
Avesh Khan (From Grade C to No Contract)

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