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Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan make comeback as BCCI announces central contracts

Monday, 21-Apr-2025
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Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who missed out on central contracts last year, have bagged their annual contracts after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced central contracts for the 2024-25 season. Shreyas Iyer features in grade B, while Kishan is in grade C. 

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja are in the A+ category. Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and Rishabh Pant are in grade A. 

Grade A+ - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja

Grade A - Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant

Grade B - Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer

Grade C - Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube,  Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan
Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana

 

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“A huge boot to fill”: Keshav Maharaj on Klaasen’s international retirement

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“Needs to play county cricket”: Ex-England player’s advice to Iyer on reclaiming Test spot

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Jason Holder, Andre Russell make comeback in WI’s T20I squad

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West Indies have named their squad for the T20I series against England and Ireland, with Jason Holder and Andre Russell making their comeback to the side. However, West Indies will be missing the availability of explosive batter Nicholas Pooran after he asked to be rested following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

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IPL Final 2025: Two title-hungry teams set for blockbuster showdown

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On Tuesday, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host a historic Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final, featuring two teams determined to end a 17-year-long title drought. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings both with previous final appearances but no championships, are set to clash in the final showdown on Tuesday. This final ...