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BCCI to 'Simplify' Central Contracts by Removing A+ Category

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Kashmir Observer January 21 Issue

The BCCI is set to streamline the players' central contracts by doing away with the A+ category introduced back in 2018.

- Press Trust of India

BCCI to 'Simplify' Central Contracts by Removing A+ Category

As per the existing policy, a cricketer in A+ category is paid Rs 7 crore annually, Rs 5 crore in A, Rs 3 crore in B and Rs 1 crore in C.

In the yet to be announced retainers for 2025-26, players will only be bracketed in A, B and C category.

Only four players -- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja -- were placed in the highest A+ category in the previous cycle.

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