Does anything else in the release stand out?
Yep, two points. One, they have asked all centrally contracted cricketers to play domestic games.
A) “The BCCI has recommended that all athletes give precedence to participating in domestic cricket during periods when they are not representing the national team”.
B) “Additionally, athletes who meet the criteria of playing a minimum of 3 Tests or 8 ODIs or 10 T20Is within the specified period will automatically be included in Grade C on a pro-rata basis. For instance, Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan, having played 2 Test matches so far, will be inducted into Grade C if they participate in the Dharamsala Test Match, i.e., the 5th Test of the ongoing series against England.”
Contracted players’ list (period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024)
Grade A+ (Rs 7 crore; all figures as per last contract)
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja
Grade A (Rs 5 crore)
R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya
Grade B (Rs 3 crore)
Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yashasvi Jaiswal
Grade C (Rs 1 crore)
Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaekwad, 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
The selection committee have also recommended fast-bowling contracts for Akash Deep, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal and Vidwath Kaverappa
