Exclusion of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from BCCI Central Contracts

Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan are notably absent from the latest BCCI central contracts list, unveiled on Wednesday (February 28). Meanwhile, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, and Mohammed Siraj have been promoted to Grade A, with Rishabh Pant placed in Grade B due to a substantial part of the season being sidelined by a road accident.

Promotions and Exclusions in BCCI Central Contracts

Axar Patel, previously in Grade A, now finds himself in Grade B. Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, and Mohammed Siraj retain their Grade A status, while Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja remain in the A+ category.

In a statement signed by Secretary Jay Shah, the BCCI clarified, “Please note that Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were not considered for the annual contracts in this round of recommendations. The BCCI has recommended that all athletes prioritize participating in domestic cricket when not representing the national team.”

Contracts for Indian Players: 2023-24

Grade A+ – Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja.

Grade A – R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, and Hardik Pandya.

Grade B – Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Grade C – Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, KS Bharat, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, and Rajat Patidar.

Fast Bowling Contracts Recommendations – Akash Deep, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal, and Vidwath Kaverappa.

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