BCCI Central Contracts: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Demoted to Grade B | Reports

The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has reportedly reworked its 2025–26 central contracts, removing the A+ grade and moving Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to Grade B.

The BCCI has reportedly revised its central contracts for the 2025–26 season, removing the A+ category. According to reports from Dainik Jagran, the updated list features 30 players across three grades. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli move to Grade B following their retirements from Tests and T20Is. India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav also finds a place in Grade B.

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Grade A includes Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Grade B features senior names such as KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Siraj and Rishabh Pant. Grade C comprises Axar Patel, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson and more.

The BCCI has also released central contracts for women cricketers for the new season. Grade A includes Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma.

Notably, the board has also removed the A+ category this season. Last year, contracts ranged across four tiers. A+ carried Rs 7 crore annually, followed by Rs 5 crore in Grade A, Rs 3 crore in Grade B, and Rs 1 crore in Grade C. The revised structure is based on updated selection criteria.

BCCI Central Contracts for Men

A Grade: Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja

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

C Grade: Axar Patel, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Aakash Deep, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudarshan, Ravi Bishnoi, Ruturaj Gaikwad.

BCCI Central Contracts For Women

A Grade: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma.

B Grade: Renuka Thakur, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Sneha Rana.

C Grade: Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Goud, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Shri Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tejal Hasabnis.