How Much Will Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Earn From BCCI Central Contract? Details Inside
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.
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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