Kohli and Rohit in Grade B as BCCI Releases 2025–26 Central Contracts
BCCI has released the 2025–26 central contracts, placing Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Grade B, while Bumrah, Gill, and Jadeja are named in the top Grade A category.
Prasanth Subramani
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Annual Player Retainership for Team India (Senior Men) 2025–26, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma placed in Grade B.
The board has removed the A+ category this year. The top Grade A category includes only Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, and Ravindra Jadeja.
Annual Player Retainership – Team India (Senior Men) 2025–26
Grade A
Shubman Gill
Jasprit Bumrah
Ravindra Jadeja
Grade B
Washington Sundar
Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
KL Rahul
Mohd. Siraj
Hardik Pandya
Rishabh Pant
Kuldeep Yadav
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Surya Kumar Yadav
Shreyas Iyer
Grade C
Axar Patel
Tilak Varma
Rinku Singh
Shivam Dube
Sanju Samson
Arshdeep Singh
Prasidh Krishna
Akash Deep
Dhruv Jurel
Harshit Rana
Varun Chakravarthy
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Abhishek Sharma
Sai Sudharsan
Ravi Bishnoi
Ruturaj Gaikwad
The revised contract list reflects a reshuffle in the BCCI’s player grading system for the 2025–26 season, highlighting the board’s evolving evaluation of player performance and contribution.
Source: BCCI
