Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer removed from BCCI annual contract
- BCCI Secretary Jai Shah removed Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the annual contract list.
- Iyer and Ishaan were playing for their state teams when they failed to appear for Ranji Trophy games.
- Iyer was held responsible for not coming to Mumbai, while Ishaan was suffering from mental fatigue.
- Hardik Pandya, who hasn’t played cricket since the World Cup, retained his place in Grade A.
- The decision to exclude Iyer and Ishaan was part of a consultation with selectors for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
- Contract reduction comes at a critical juncture for India’s cricket team, especially white ball players.
- BCCI did not consider their names for national selection based on the format, only match fees.
- Shreyas’s case is still open, provided they attend regular domestic cricket.
- Shreyas, a middle order batsman, did not play in Mumbai’s Ranji matches due to back and waist pain.
- BCCI’s medical team has not found any fitness issues with Shreyas.
- Shreyas is set to start his role against Tamil Nadu in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
- Ishan, a wicketkeeper-batsman, has requested a break during the Africa tour and was rested for the test tour.
- Ishan has no team management position and has been retained in Grade A+.
- Virat Kohli has been retained in Grade A+.
Selection of Players for ICC Cricket Team
- Central contract offered to four in Grade A+.
- Players earning Rs 7 crore in the last season included in the list.
- Six players in Grade A (Rs 5 crore), five in Grade B (Rs 3 crore), and 15 in Grade C.
- Players for whom Rs 1 crore was received received.
- Pujara missed due to personal reasons.
- Rishabh Pant transferred from Grade A to Grade B.
- Grade A+ includes four players: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja.
- Grade A includes six players and five from the last cycle.
- Suryakumar Yadav in Grade B will remain due to his 50 over cricket performance.
Grade A+ (Players
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.
Grade A(Players)
R.Aswin, Mohammed Shami, Md. Siraj, K L Rahul, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandyay.
Grade B(5Players)
Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Grade C(15Players)
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, Avdesh Khan and Rajat Patidar.
Fast Bowling Contracts
Akash Deep, Vijay Kumar Vyshak, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal and Vidwath Kaverappa.
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