The BCCI’s 2024-25 contract list is set to retain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the A+ grade. Both cricket legends have played a crucial role in the team’s success, and the board believes they deserve the recognition. Despite retiring from T20 cricket, they will keep their top-grade contracts.
Rohit led the team to victory in the T20 World Cup, while Virat also hung up his boots after the same tournament. The board values their contributions, and it’s likely they’ll stay in the A+ grade.
In February 2024, the BCCI categorized Virat, Rohit, and Ravindra Jadeja as A+ players. The A grade included six players, but Shreyas Iyer was not on the list. Iyer was left out due to his limited participation in domestic matches last year.
However, Iyer made a significant impact in 2025, scoring 243 runs in five innings. He’s expected to return to the central contract list. On the other hand, Ishan Kishan might be left out again, just like last year. Kishan hasn’t played an international match since 2023.
Here’s a breakdown of the players by grade:
Grade A+
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja are likely to stay in this category.
Grade A
This group includes:
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
- KL Rahul
- Shubman Gill
- Hardik Pandya
Grade B
Players in this category are:
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Rishabh Pant
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Axar Patel
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
Grade C
This group comprises:
- Rinku Singh
- Tilak Varma
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Shardul Thakur
- Shivam Dube
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Jitesh Sharma
- Washington Sundar
- Mukesh Kumar
- Sanju Samson
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kona Srikar Bharat
- Prasidh Krishna
- Avesh Khan
- Rajat Patidar