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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Indian cricketers salary 2025: Check out the list of BCCI Central Contract 2024-25; from Virat Kohli to Jasprit Bumrah, here is the complete list
BCCI central contract 2024 - 25: BCCI central contracts 2025 have been unveiled, spotlighting the 33 Indian cricketers who'll receive annual retainers in the 2024–25 season. Dominating the top A+ category with ₹7 crore retainers are stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah—a testament to their continued supremacy. Meanwhile, the A category welcomes a strategic swap: Rishabh Pant steps in for the recently retired Ashwin, joining Siraj, Rahul, Gill, Pandya, and Shami on ₹5 crore deals. Among the surprises, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan stage well-earned comebacks, while fresh talent from Dhruv Jurel to Varun Chakaravarthy earn their first contracts About BCCI Contact A yearly contract between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and a select group of cricket players specifies the players' compensation, duties, and benefits for playing for the Indian cricket team in a variety of forms throughout the year. Player Categories: Based on their performance, background, and team participation, the BCCI divides players into four grades: A+, A, B, and C. Higher graded players are paid more and have better perks. Match Fees: Players get match fees for every game they play in, including Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and Test matches, in addition to the retainer pay. The match fee is distinct from the retainer cost and varies according to the format. Compensation: Regardless of a player's involvement in games or competitions, central contracts provide a set yearly retainer income. A+ category players receive the highest retainer price, with the amount varying based on the player's grade. Grade Promotion/Demotion: A player's grade in the central contract is mostly determined by their performance and form. While inconsistent or subpar performance might result in a downgrade to a lower grade, exceptional performance could lead to a promotion to a higher grade. Bonuses and awards: In addition to retainer and match costs, exceptional performances may also earn bonuses and awards. Players are encouraged to aim for greatness on the field by these incentives. Contract Duration: Usually granted annually, BCCI central contracts span a specific cricket season. Because the length aligns with the cricket calendar, players are guaranteed to get fair compensation for their efforts all year round. Additional Benefits: In addition to monetary compensation, central contract players may be eligible for a number of benefits and privileges, including travel reimbursements, medical assistance, and access to cutting-edge training facilities. BCCI contract valid till The Senior Men's Team India Annual Player Contracts for the 2024–25 season (October 1, 2024–September 30, 2025) were revealed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). BCCI Central Contracts 2024-25 list - Players and salaries BCCI Central Contracts: What are they? A predetermined amount is guaranteed to players based on their performance, consistency, and worth to the national setup under the BCCI Central Contracts, which are yearly retainer agreements between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and a chosen group of Indian cricket players. The contracts, which were first introduced in 2004 to give players structure and financial certainty, are tier-based and offer distinct pay slabs for each grade, usually A+, A, B, and C. For example, the core multi-format players who make up the Indian national cricket team's core are typically found in the elite A+ category, whereas rising stars and format specialists are recognized in the lower categories. Every year, the BCCI reviews upgrades and selections while keeping fitness and performance in mind, consulting with the team management and selectors. In addition to match money, bonuses, and other advantages, these contracts guarantee that players receive payment for their entire dedication to Indian cricket as well as for their on-field performances. (Note: Dates/timings may be subject to change; details mentioned here are as per the information available.)
India.com
a day ago
- Sport
- India.com
Were Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Forced To Retire From Test Cricket? BCCI Finally Responds
Indian cricket fans were left stunned when two of its modern-day legends — Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli — announced their retirement from Test cricket within a span of five days. With the crucial five-match Test series against England underway, and India still chasing that elusive series win in the UK since 2007, the timing of the announcements raised more than just eyebrows. Social media buzzed with speculation: Were they nudged out? The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now addressed the swirling controversy head-on. In an exclusive statement to ANI in London, BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla categorically denied any allegations that the board or selectors had influenced Rohit or Virat's decision to retire from the longest format. 'We are all feeling the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The decision to retire was made by them. It is BCCI policy to never ask a player to retire. It was entirely their call,' Shukla clarified. This statement comes as a much-needed balm for millions of fans who believed the iconic duo deserved a proper farewell series — perhaps a final tour of England, a place where they both had unfinished business. A Look at the Legends' Final Stretch in Whites Rohit Sharma, 38, signed off from Test cricket with 4301 runs in 67 matches at an average of 40.57. His form in the recent New Zealand home series and the challenging away tour of Australia was far from his best, with mounting pressure and dwindling scores. Ultimately, he made the surprising call to opt out of the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Sydney, signalling the end. Virat Kohli, 36, hung up his red-ball boots after a heartfelt Instagram post. With 9230 runs in 123 Tests, including 30 centuries, Kohli's legacy is secure. His final Test century came in Perth against Australia, but his vulnerabilities outside the off-stump crept back during the Sydney Test, leading to frustration and a symbolic pad-smashing exit. While fans were hoping for one last roar in England, both decided to step aside — a move Shukla insists came from within, not above. Speculation Grows Amid IPL Timing and Selection Rumours The fact that both players announced their retirements during the IPL 2025 season, just before the squad for the England Tests was named, only added fuel to the speculation. Many believed that the newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar may have hinted at a generational shift. Shukla's statement now aims to dispel those theories, reiterating that both legends remain available for ODIs — a format where they are still expected to contribute significantly. India's Young Guns Step Up in England With Kohli, Rohit, and even Ashwin missing from the lineup, few gave Shubman Gill's youthful Indian side a fighting chance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Yet, the team has defied expectations. Despite trailing 1-2, India has outplayed England in several sessions, including a heart-pounding contest at Lord's where they fell short by just 22 runs. Contributions from Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj have kept India in the hunt, with the fourth Test in Manchester starting July 23. King Charles III even praised the team's resilience during his meeting with the Indian squad at Clarence House. What's Next for Rohit and Kohli? With the Bangladesh tour postponed, the next confirmed international outing for both Rohit and Kohli is the ODI against Australia on October 19. However, Sri Lanka Cricket is reportedly in talks for a white-ball series next month, potentially advancing their return.
News18
a day ago
- Sport
- News18
Were Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Forced To Retire? 'It's The Policy Of BCCI...'
Last Updated: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket within days of each other leaving raising eyebrows. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla has clarified whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were asked to retire from Test cricket. Both Rohit and Kohli announced their respective Test retirements within days of each other earlier this year even as the duo was expected to be on the flight to UK for the ongoing five-Test series between India and England. The decisions were surprising considering neither gave any prior hint. Rohit, in an interview to former Australia captain Michael Clarke, had expressed how he was looking forward to leading India in England while it later emerged that Kohli too was eager to get back his Test form in England, hoping for bucketful of runs. It did give rise to speculations over the retirement not being their own calls. However, Shukla has cleared the air, 'once and for all." 'I want to make it very clear once and for all," Shukla was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on Tuesday. 'We are all feeling the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The decision to retire was made by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on their own. It is the policy of BCCI that we never tell any player to retire. It was their call." Indian Teams Meet King Charles III 76-year-old British Monarch King Charles III met with the Indian men and women cricket teams in the gardens of Clarence House in Lond on Tuesday. He discussed cricket with the likes of Test captain Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. 'It was amazing. I think he (King Charles) is very kind and generous… we had some really good conversations," Gill told media after the audience. King Charles III also enquired about India's Lord's Test defeat as they came close to chasing down 193 on the final day before an unfortunate dismissal ended their hopes. 'He did tell us that the way our last batsman (Mohammed Siraj) got out was quite unfortunate, the ball rolling on to the stumps. And he was just asking us, 'how did you feel after that?' And we told him it was an unfortunate match for us… but hopefully, we'll have better luck in both the next games," Gill said. About the Author Feroz Khan First Published: July 16, 2025, 08:42 IST Latest News Katrina Kaif Birthday: Revisiting Her Memorable Roles Bollywood India NCERT Highlights 'Brutality Of Mughals' In New Class 8 Textbooks, Adds 'No Blame' Disclaimer Viral 'My Life Hasn't Changed One Bit': Techie Soham Parekh Reflects On Life After Moonlighting Controversy Viral After Converting Friend's Family To Islam, Chhangur Baba Got Their Daughter 'Engaged To Grandson' India Russian Woman Found In Gokarna Gave Birth In Goa Cave, Has Kids With Israeli Businessman: Report latest news
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Economic Times
Test Match: India's transition jigsaw - A work in progress
There is little to no shame in being 2-1 down to England, in their backyard, with two Tests to play. Behind the scenes, Brendon McCullum thinks like a chess player, even if the execution is occasionally ninja-style. Fronting up is Ben Stokes, who will put his body on the line, wearing blows when at the crease, or bowling himself into the dust because the situation warrants it. Around these two, England have built a unit that is formidable in conditions that abet their style of yet, India will be kicking themselves. For they have no real business being 2-1 down in this series. They lost a Test they shouldn't have, picked a team for a draw and won and then seemed to get the balance right on the third try, dominated the opposition in a calculated manner for the most part, and still ended up losing. This Indian team is in transition, it is well worth remembering. This is their first full series without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and R Ashwin, and these are giant boots to fill. Certainly, they are unfillable in the short term. But, while it is impossible to have like-for-like replacements ready and waiting, especially as the elevation to doing the business in Test cricket is a mental one as much as it is about skills, India have found some answers. Shubman Gill is scoring the runs India is missing, and a combination of all-rounders is ensuring that there are enough wicket-taking options through the 90 overs available in a day. What the team does appear to lack, though, is a vision or sense of direction that is integral to navigating any transitional phase. There will be wins and losses along the way, but a captain-coach combination that knows what its North Star is and chases it to the exclusion of all else is the only way to consistent growth. Having a vision does not mean being inflexible or sticking with the same personnel irrespective of the conditions. You cannot blame India for chopping and changing. But you have to ask what the overarching blueprint for success is, and whether it has been articulated clearly enough to the wider India's last two coach-captain combinations: first Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli, and then Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma, it was clear that the pursuit of 20 wickets would supersede everything else. This may occasionally mean additional pressure on the top-order batsmen to deliver, with a longer tail in harness. But, as experts have pointed out, having a gun bowling attack that is looking for wickets at all times also results in the opposition making fewer runs, which takes a load off the may not have five specialist bowlers they trust to pick up wickets in foreign conditions, or even four plus Ravindra Jadeja, but deploying all-rounders to do the job leaves too many loose ends, with each player's role not being defined clearly enough. Add to this Gill's tendency to rely on fast bowlers as his primary offensive tactic, and the role of the spinner itself is diminished, setting aside for a moment the loss of a slow bowler of Ashwin's quality, control, guile and could also be argued—as has been the case in these columns for some time—that India are playing Washington Sundar out of position. It's not merely a case of him batting too low down the order to make full use of his talent, but of his very positioning as a bowler who brings batting to the table. There's no reason why he should not bat at No 3 and still bring himself into play as an off leads to the obvious question of Karun Nair's vulnerability. Karun forced his way back into the team with a ton of runs, but Sai Sudarshan is no slouch to come in at the top, should the team insist on sticking with Washington down the have given Karun a fair go, and he has not been an obvious failure, but the question the team has to ask is whether he fits into their best eleven, with a long-term view at least somewhere in the background. That answer will dictate whether Karun plays the final two Tests of this series or final day rearguard action during the third Test in Lord's from the redoubtable Jadeja brought India to within 22 runs, but it should not be lost on anyone that the lower order did its thing in the first innings as India went from 376 for 6 to 387 all out. If India took a step back and looked at how the Test went, they could be reasonably satisfied from a numerical perspective. They won more sessions than they lost. But in the moments that mattered, they faltered. When the game was evenly poised, ripe for the picking, India could not press home the advantage. This is not for lack of belief, but more likely a product of indecision and tentativeness stemming from the way forward not having found its way into the DNA of each and every player that makes up this unit.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Test Match: India's transition jigsaw - A work in progress
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel There is little to no shame in being 2-1 down to England, in their backyard, with two Tests to play. Behind the scenes, Brendon McCullum thinks like a chess player, even if the execution is occasionally ninja-style. Fronting up is Ben Stokes, who will put his body on the line, wearing blows when at the crease, or bowling himself into the dust because the situation warrants it. Around these two, England have built a unit that is formidable in conditions that abet their style of yet, India will be kicking themselves. For they have no real business being 2-1 down in this series. They lost a Test they shouldn't have, picked a team for a draw and won and then seemed to get the balance right on the third try, dominated the opposition in a calculated manner for the most part, and still ended up Indian team is in transition, it is well worth remembering. This is their first full series without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma , and R Ashwin , and these are giant boots to fill. Certainly, they are unfillable in the short while it is impossible to have like-for-like replacements ready and waiting, especially as the elevation to doing the business in Test cricket is a mental one as much as it is about skills, India have found some answers. Shubman Gill is scoring the runs India is missing, and a combination of all-rounders is ensuring that there are enough wicket-taking options through the 90 overs available in a the team does appear to lack, though, is a vision or sense of direction that is integral to navigating any transitional phase. There will be wins and losses along the way, but a captain-coach combination that knows what its North Star is and chases it to the exclusion of all else is the only way to consistent a vision does not mean being inflexible or sticking with the same personnel irrespective of the conditions. You cannot blame India for chopping and changing. But you have to ask what the overarching blueprint for success is, and whether it has been articulated clearly enough to the wider India's last two coach-captain combinations: first Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli, and then Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma, it was clear that the pursuit of 20 wickets would supersede everything else. This may occasionally mean additional pressure on the top-order batsmen to deliver, with a longer tail in harness. But, as experts have pointed out, having a gun bowling attack that is looking for wickets at all times also results in the opposition making fewer runs, which takes a load off the may not have five specialist bowlers they trust to pick up wickets in foreign conditions, or even four plus Ravindra Jadeja, but deploying all-rounders to do the job leaves too many loose ends, with each player's role not being defined clearly enough. Add to this Gill's tendency to rely on fast bowlers as his primary offensive tactic, and the role of the spinner itself is diminished, setting aside for a moment the loss of a slow bowler of Ashwin's quality, control, guile and could also be argued—as has been the case in these columns for some time—that India are playing Washington Sundar out of position. It's not merely a case of him batting too low down the order to make full use of his talent, but of his very positioning as a bowler who brings batting to the table. There's no reason why he should not bat at No 3 and still bring himself into play as an off leads to the obvious question of Karun Nair's vulnerability. Karun forced his way back into the team with a ton of runs, but Sai Sudarshan is no slouch to come in at the top, should the team insist on sticking with Washington down the have given Karun a fair go, and he has not been an obvious failure, but the question the team has to ask is whether he fits into their best eleven, with a long-term view at least somewhere in the background. That answer will dictate whether Karun plays the final two Tests of this series or final day rearguard action during the third Test in Lord's from the redoubtable Jadeja brought India to within 22 runs, but it should not be lost on anyone that the lower order did its thing in the first innings as India went from 376 for 6 to 387 all India took a step back and looked at how the Test went, they could be reasonably satisfied from a numerical perspective. They won more sessions than they lost. But in the moments that mattered, they faltered. When the game was evenly poised, ripe for the picking, India could not press home the advantage. This is not for lack of belief, but more likely a product of indecision and tentativeness stemming from the way forward not having found its way into the DNA of each and every player that makes up this unit.
