Xtra Time Web Desk : Out of favour Team India cricketers in Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya were demoted on Wednesday in the recently published list of centrally contracted BCCI players.
While stalwart batters in Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were demoted from Group A (5cr) to Group B (3cr), all rounder Hardik Pandya was further demoted from Group A to Group C (1cr).
Apart from the above, once Team India’s no 1 Test wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha also was demoted from Group B to Group C (1cr).
Kuldeep Yadav and Navdeep Saini has not been awarded any contracts.
Cricketers who find themselves in Grade C are Shikhar Dhawan, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvaneshvar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Shubhman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Yuzuvendra Chahal, Wriddhiman Saha, Suryakumar Yadav and Mayank Agarwal.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will continue to enjoy in Category A+ and will earn INR 7 cr.
Former selector Abhey Kuruvilla has been appointed as the new General Manager Operations of BCCI.