Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player contracts for the senior men’s and women’s Indian cricket teams for the 2025-26 season. The contracts, effective from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, place Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Grade B.

The list reflects a generational shift in Indian cricket, with Shubman Gill included in Grade A alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja. Bumrah remains the only fast bowler in the top grade, underscoring his importance across formats. Jadeja’s retention in Grade A highlights his value as an all-rounder.

Grade C features the largest group, comprising emerging talents and format specialists. Players like Axar Patel, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and Ruturaj Gaikwad are included. Young performers Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Sai Sudarshan have also been rewarded for their consistent displays. Meanwhile, players such as KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, and Yashasvi Jaiswal have secured places in Grade B.

Senior Men’s India Team Annual Contracts 2025-26:

Grade A: Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja.

Grade B: Washington Sundar, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer.

Grade C: Axar Patel, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudarshan, Ravi Bishnoi, Ruturaj Gaikwad.

On the women’s side, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma are listed in Grade A. The contracts also include several young players.

Players such as Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana, Yastika Bhatia, and Harleen Deol are in Grades B and C. New faces Uma Chetry, Kranti Gaund, and Kashvi Gautam have also received central contracts.

Senior Women’s India Team Annual Contracts 2025-26:

Grade A: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma.

Grade B: Renuka Thakur, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana.

Grade C: Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaund, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Shri Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kashvi Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tejal Hasbnis.