BCCI’s special plan for central contract. (Photo- PTI)
BCCI Central Contract: The Board of Control for Cricket in India is going to release the list of centrally contracted players for the new season in the coming days. But this time a major change will be seen in the central contract. Which will also affect the players’ earnings. According to reports, BCCI is also going to change the system of central contract. At present, BCCI has given central contracts to a total of 34 players, who are divided into 4 grades. But now this will not be seen.
BCCI’s special plan for central contract
While announcing the list of new centrally contracted players by BCCI, factors like format commitment and workload will be included. Due to which there is a possibility of A+ grade being abolished, why at present very few players are playing in all three formats. There will be only A, B and C categories for the 2025-26 season. This decision is being taken keeping in mind the changing availability and format commitments of senior players.
At present, A-Plus category gets an annual retainer of Rs 7 crore. Whereas, in A category there is Rs 5 crore, in B there is Rs 3 crore and in C there is Rs 1 crore. Last season, there were only four players in A+ grade, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. But now Rohit and Virat have retired from Test and T20I, and they are available only for ODIs. Jadeja is also playing in Test and ODI after his retirement from T20I. That means only Bumrah is active in all formats.
Jasprit Bumrah will not be harmed
According to media reports, there will be no impact on the earnings of Jasprit Bumrah, who is an important player of the Indian team in all formats. This means that even after removing the A+ grade, Jasprit Bumrah will be given only Rs 7 crore annually. Apart from Bumrah, no player will be given more than Rs 5 crore annually. On the other hand, there may be a big decline in the salaries of Rohit and Virat Kohli. Both the players can be kept in B grade, under which they will be given Rs 3 crore annually.