Team India's new central contract can be released soon by BCCI. There is interest in this time's central contract because many changes can be seen in it. These changes will be seen because many big names have either left cricket or have retired from one format. At the same time, some players are not playing in any format but are in the contract. BCCI can remove those players and give a chance to some new faces.
These players can lose at least 2 crores.
In the central contract of Team India released by BCCI, players are divided into 4 grades. Grade A Plus, Grade A, Grade B, and Grade C. In the old central contract, there are 4 players in Grade A Plus. This grade includes those players who are active in Team India in all three formats. But, since apart from Bumrah, Rohit, Virat, and Jadeja who are in that grade have retired from T20, BCCI may decide to change their grade. If this happens, then all three of them may have to suffer a loss of at least 2 crores.
Siraj may also suffer a loss
Apart from Rohit-Virat-Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj's grade can also be reduced in the new central contract. He is currently in grade A. But, it seems unlikely that he will be able to retain this grade in the new contract. BCCI can put him from grade A to grade B. Meaning, he too may suffer a loss of Rs 2 crore if this happens.
How much money does a player of which grade get?
Grade A Plus players get Rs 7 crore annually from BCCI. At the same time, Grade A players get Rs 5 crore. There is a provision to give Rs 3 crore annually in Grade B, while Grade C players get Rs 1 crore. Now if Rohit, Virat, and Jadeja are put in Grade A from Grade A Plus, then under the new central contract they will get only 5 crores instead of 7. This means 2 crores less.
Who will be in and who will be out of the new central contract?
Now the question is who will get lucky in the new central contract and which player will be out of luck. Meaning he will be out of it. The players whom BCCI can think of excluding from the new central contract can include names like Rajat Patidar, KS Bharat, Jitesh Sharma, R. Ashwin, and Avesh Khan. Out of these, Ashwin will be out of the new annual contract due to retirement. At the same time, the lack of space for the rest of the players in any format can become the reason for their exclusion. All the players except Ashwin are of Grade C. Meaning the 1 crore they used to get annually till now, if they are out of the new contract, they will not get it.
BCCI can get Shreyas Iyer back in the contract by excluding these players. Iyer's contract was taken away last time due to indiscipline. Apart from Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, and Harshit Rana are two such players whose inclusion in the new central contract seems almost certain. If these players come in the new central contract, then how much money they will get will be completely decided by their grading.
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