Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 09:14am on 21 Apr 2025,Monday Sports
On April 21, 2025, the BCCI unveiled the men's central contracts for the 2024–25 season. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, previously excluded for skipping domestic duties, have been reinstated, placed in Grade B and C, respectively. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja retain their A+ status. New entrants include Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Abhishek Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin is omitted following his December 2024 retirement. Rishabh Pant advances to Grade A, while Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in Grade B. Grade C features players like Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, and Sanju Samson. Notably, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, and KS Bharat are absent from this year's list. (PC: ANI & Hindustan Times)
