Abhishek, Varun included; 5 players dropped, one promoted: Complete list of changes in India's contracts list

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual retainerships for the Indian men's players, with Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan returning to the fold. Iyer and Kishan were left out of the recommendations last year after not fulfilling the criteria by not playing enough domestic games to qualify. While Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah stay in the top category, there are a few changes in each of the other three Grades, while a few new names are being added and some of them having snubbed.

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