The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced their annual player retainership for the 2024-25 season on Monday, April 21, 2025, and the list features 34 cricketers, who will be involved in the national set-up of the Indian Cricket Team.
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The biggest name missing out from the list is Ravichandran Ashwin, as the legendary bowling all-rounder announced his international retirement during India’s Tour Down Under, which ended in pure embarrassment for Rohit Sharma’s side, as Australia clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1.
There are four grades in BCCI’s central contract, and the players are paid accordingly.
Here’s a look at it:
- Grade A+: INR 7 crore
- Grade A: INR 5 crore
- Grade B: INR 3 crore
- Grade C: INR 1 crore
As the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli feature in the Grade A+ category of contract, therefore, they will be paid INR 7 crore.
India are not in action until June, where the side leave for England to contest a five-match Test series, thus, embarking their World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
The 2021 & 2023 Finalists failed to make into the 2025 Final, and will be aiming to better that feat in the upcoming cycle.
BCCI Annual Player Retainership 2024-25: Complete List
Grade: A+
| Player Name |
| Rohit Sharma |
| Virat Kohli |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
Grade: A
| Player Name |
| Mohammed Siraj |
| KL Rahul |
| Shubman Gill |
| Hardik Pandya |
| Mohammad Shami |
| Rishabh Pant |
Grade: B
| Player Name |
| Suryakumar Yadav |
| Kuldeep Yadav |
| Axar Patel |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Shreyas Iyer |
Grade: C
| Player Name |
| Rinku Singh |
| Tilak Verma |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Shivam Dube |
| Ravi Bishnoi |
| Washington Sundar |
| Mukesh Kumar |
| Sanju Samson |
| Arshdeep Singh |
| Prasidh Krishna |
| Rajat Patidar |
| Dhruv Jurel |
| Sarfaraz Khan |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy |
| Ishan Kishan |
| Abhishek Sharma |
| Akash Deep |
| Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Harshit Rana |
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BCCI announces annual player retainership 2024-25 – Team India (Senior Men)#TeamIndia
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— BCCI (@BCCI) April 21, 2025
