Rohit, Kohli retain top BCCI annual contract as Iyer, Kishan return (Image Source: IANS)
Nitish Kumar Reddy: Indian team stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retained their A+ category contract despite retiring from the T20I format as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player retainership for the men's team for 2024-25 season on Monday.
The top grade BCCI contract awards Rs 7 crore annually other than match fees and incentives. Senior duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, who has also retired from T20Is, have also retained their A+ category contract.
In a notable change, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have returned to the contract list with the former getting B category contract while the latter found himself in C category contract list.
