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The BCCI has confirmed the annual contract for the cricketers for 2023. A total of 26 players were awarded annual retainers across four groups.
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Ishan Kishan, Arshdeep Singh, and Deepak Hooda were awarded the annual contracts for the first time. All of them were pooled in Grade C.
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KL Rahul was demoted to Grade B, alongside Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, and Shubman Gill amongst others.
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Four players were awarded the elite A+ contract, and they will be earning a lucrative figure of INR 7 crore per year.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the first two names in the A+ contract, as has been the case for years now.
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Jasprit Bumrah's inclusion in the A+ list came as surprise to many, since he is out of action for a long time and is unlikely to feature in the World Cup.
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Ravindra Jadeja has also been promoted to an A+ contract for the first time in his career.