The Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) has announced the much anticipated BCCI Annual COntract 2023 list for the Men’s National Cricket team. All the eminent national cricketers who have been representing India across all the formats are categorized in the following brackets and the salary is based on the bracket the player is placed in:
- A+ Category: Rs. 7 crores
- A Category: Rs. 5 crores
- B Category: Rs. 3 crores
- C Category: Rs. 1 crores
Ace Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been promoted to the A+ Category after his heroics in the recently concluded series against Australia. Jadeja is a bankable athlete for India across all three formats of the game as he is highly reliable with the ball, commendable with the bat and athletic in the field.
Skipper Rohit Sharma, India’s batting sensation Virat Kohli and speedster Jasprit Bumrah retain their spot in the A+ Category zone.
Notably, all-rounder & T20I skipper, Hardik Pandya has been moved up to the A Category. Pandya has been leading India in the T20I category and is also a crucial element in the ODI. Left-Arm spinning all-rounder Axar Patel has also etched into the A category as he has broadened his prospects by performing well across all three formats of the game.
Astonishing batter Shubman Gill and T20I specialist Suryakumar Yadav have earned a Grade B contract. Their consistency and reliability is definitely major reason for their promotion.
KL Rahul demoted to Grade B list:
In a major setback frontline batter, KL Rahul has been demoted to a Grade B contract. Rahul has been struggling with his form for a brief period and the consequence seems to be bitter. Talented opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has been demoted to Grade C since he has been away from the national team for a while. All-Rounder Shardul Thakur has also not garnered any luck as he has been moved to the C category.
Apart from the promotions and demotions, few experienced players who were a part of the previous cycle have not been handed over a contract in the newly introduced list. This includes Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal, Deepak Chahar, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Here is the list of BCCI Annual contract 2023 List:
A+ Category:
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja
A Category
Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel
B Category:
Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav
C Category:
Umesh Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh
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