The BCCI has abolished long -running suspense on central contracts. This time many players have received promotion and many young players have also performed brilliantly.

Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Akashdeep have been included in the central contract for the first time. But there are some players who have been excluded from the central contract. The biggest name among them is Shardul Thakur. Let us tell you which players the BCCI has taken a big step against.

Shardul Thakur

This time Shardul Thakur is not included in the Central Contract of BCCI. Shardul has been out of Team India for a long time. Shardul was also not included in the team in the Border-Gavaskar series played against Australia. Shardul Thakur was also not part of the team in the Champions Trophy.

Jitesh Sharma

The BCCI has also taken a big step against wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma. Jitesh is not included in the central contract. Jitesh played his last match in Team India's jersey against Afghanistan in January last year, where he returned to the pavilion without opening an account.

K.S. India

The BCCI has also shown the way out of the central contract to KS Bharat, who played the role of wicketkeeper in Test cricket. Bharat played his last match for Team India on 2 February 2024 against England. Bharat was badly flopped in both innings of this Test match.

R Ashwin

Ashwin's name is also not included in the central contract due to retirement from international cricket. Ashwin suddenly announced his retirement during the Border-Gavaskar series played on Australian soil.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan has not been given a place in the central contract of BCCI. Avesh was last seen in Team India's jersey in November 2024. In the series against South Africa, the charge was not able to do anything special with the ball. He played the last ODI match in the year 2023.

BCCI list of central contracts

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

Grade A: Mohammad Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant.

Grade B: Surya Kumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer.

Grade C: Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaekwad, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, famous Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurlel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishaan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Akashdeep, Varun Chakravarti, Rana.

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