BCCI announces men’s central contract list for 2025-26 season, Shreyas Iyer-Ishan Kishan return

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, April 21 announced the central contract for senior men’s team for the 2025-26 calendar. ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma is in the Grade A+ list alongside star batter Virat Kohli, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, who were ignored a contract in the previous season due to absence from domestic tournaments, have made a comeback.

BCCI Annual Central Contract List 2025-26

Grade A+: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah

Grade A: Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Pandya, Shami Pant

Grade B: Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer

Grade C: Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana

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