Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Grade A contract to be demoted? BCCI to review domestic pay for women’s cricketers
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going to meet for the upcoming Apex meeting AGM for disucssing the Grade A contract of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma along with reviewing the domestic pay for women's cricketers.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to take a long-awaited revision for their domestic match fees for the women’s cricketers in the next scheduled Apex Council meeting on December 22. The meeting, which will be held virtually, comes after the Blue Brigade’s triumphant ODI World Cup 2025 campaign and growing calls for the financial support of the players in the domestic events.
While there is parity of the payment at the international level, significant gaps continue to exist in the domestic structure. The BCCI has decided to address the issue formally as women’s cricket is gaining momentum. It has now become a key agenda item to be formally issued in the meeting.
Another major point of discussion will be the annual central contracts for the men’s team. Attention has been put on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom have already retired from the T20I and Test formats of the game and are only focused on the ODI format. Their workload may also adjust their contract category.
BCCI to review Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s A-contract
In contrast, the all-format players such as the captain of ODI and Test formats, Shubman Gill, the premier all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja, and the top-class pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, are only anticipated to feature in the A+ bracket, which reflects on the central roles across the formats of the BCCI.
The Indian board has also evaluated the proposal to revise the match fees for umpires and match referees within the domestic circuit. An update is also expected to be discussed for the board’s digital properties, fan-engagement platforms, and website upgrades. This will also be the first Apex Council AGM meeting since the change of administration of the board.
Mithun Manhas, who took over as the new president of the BCCI in September, will be present in the meeting along with Raghuram Bhatt, who assumed the charge as treasurer. Devajit Saikia and Prabhtej Bhatia were appointed the secretary and joint-secretary, respectively.
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